Age Relationships of Laurentide and Montane Glaciations, Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories

• Published in: Géographie physique et Quaternaire
• Main Authors: Duk-Rodkin, Alejandra, Hughes, Owen L.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal 1991
• Subjects: Yukon; Northwest Territories; Rock Creek; Little Bear River; Katherine Creek; Dark Rock Creek; Ice Sheet; Mackenzie mountains
• Online Access: http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/032847ar; https://doi.org/10.7202/032847ar

The Mackenzie Mountains were glaciated repeatedly by large valley glaciers that emanated from the Backbone Ranges, and by much smaller valley glaciers that emanated from peaks in the Canyon Ranges. During the Late Wisconsinan the Laurentide Ice Sheet reached its all-time maximum position. The ice sh...