A Short and Somewhat Personal History of Yukon Glacier Studies in the Twentieth Century

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Clarke, Garry K.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2014
• Subjects: glacier studies; St. Elias Mountains; Icefield Ranges Research Project; Kluane Lake Research Station; Yukon; études de glaciers; monts St. Elias; projet de recherche sur les chaînons de glaciers; station de recherche du lac Kluane; Arctic; Hubbard Glacier; Kaskawulsh Glacier; Kluane Lake; Peine; Steele; Steele Glacier; Trapridge Glacier; Washburn; Arctic Institute of North America; Arctique*; The Arctic Institute
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67401

Glaciological exploration of the Yukon for scientific purposes began in 1935, with the National Geographic Society’s Yukon Expedition led by Bradford Washburn and the Wood Yukon Expedition led by Walter Wood. However, Project “Snow Cornice,” launched by Wood in 1948, was the first expedition to have...