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Maroon plaque № 59494

Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure, BC, Canada

ARTHUR OLIVER WHEELER (1860-1945) a preeminent topographical surveyor, Wheeler represented British Columbia on the commission which located and marked the boundary with Alberta between 1913 and 1925. His party surveyed and mapped the 1000 km-long mountain section, using photographs taken from high e

levations. An established expert in this technique, Wheeler also studied the movement of glaciers along the boundary. In 1906 the co-founded the Alpine Club of Canada, and as a leading preservationist

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