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May 13, 2020
Frank Mackie Glacier, BC Retreat Forming Lake
Frank Mackie Glacier, British Columbia in Landsat images from 1987 and 2019. Red arrow is the 1987 terminus location, yellow arrow the 2019 terminus location and purple dots the snowline. Point 1-3 are specific locations where bedrock exposure has expanded. Frank Mackie Glacier is at the headwaters of the Bowser River which flows into Bowser Lake and the Nass River in NW British Columbia. The glacier has repeatedly advanced across …