Bear Glacier Provincial Park
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Bear Glacier Provincial Park is a provincial park
in British Columbia
, Canada
. The park is 542 ha. in size and was established, effective 11 May 2000, by the Nisga'a Treaty, Appendix G-3.
The toe of Bear Glacier is visible from British Columbia Highway 37A
roughly halfway between the Meziadin Junction and Stewart.
The glacier was part of a scene in the film "Insomnia" with Al Pacino.
Provincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The park is 542 ha. in size and was established, effective 11 May 2000, by the Nisga'a Treaty, Appendix G-3.
The toe of Bear Glacier is visible from British Columbia Highway 37A
British Columbia Highway 37A
-Highway 37A:Highway 37A, the Stewart Highway, also known as the Glacier Highway, is a 65 km long spur off of Highway 37 west to the border towns of Stewart and Hyder, Alaska, where it connects with Alaska's Salmon River Road...
roughly halfway between the Meziadin Junction and Stewart.
The glacier was part of a scene in the film "Insomnia" with Al Pacino.