The Icefield Ranges Research Project, 1974

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: de la Barre, K., Williams, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1975
• Subjects: Active layer; Alsek River; Arctic; Camp A; Canada; Donjek River; Hercules; Kluane Lake; Slims River; Tatshenshini River; Yukon; Arctic Institute of North America; Kluane National Park; The Arctic Institute; Whitehorse
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65869

Researchers are braving the Yukon ever earlier in the season for the Icefield Ranges Research Project (IRRP). The first group arrived at the IRRP Kluane Lake base camp (61 N, 138 W) on 15 April 1974 and the last group did not leave until 15 October. The winters of 1974 and 1975 mark the first occasi...