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Bear Glacier Provincial Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Bear Glacier Provincial Park is located in British Columbia
Bear Glacier Provincial Park
Bear Glacier Provincial Park
Location in British Columbia
Location Cassiar Land District, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Smithers, BC
Area 542 ha. (5.42 km²)
Established May 11, 2000
Governing body BC Parks
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View looking up the glacier.

Bear Glacier Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The park is 542 ha (1,340 acres) 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 the closing scene in the film "Insomnia" with Al Pacino.

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