| Cordilleran Ice Sheet | |
|---|---|
 Southern edge of the ice sheet. It extended north along the Pacific coast and covered the Alaska Peninsula. | |
| Type | continental |
| Location | North American Cordillera |
| Lowest elevation | Sea level |
| Terminus | West – Pacific Ocean East – Great Plains South – 40 degrees north latitude |
| Status | List of glaciers in Canada and List of glaciers in the United States |
The Cordilleran ice sheet was a major ice sheet that periodically covered large parts of North America during glacial periods over the last ~2.6 million years.
- ^ Fulton, R. J. & Prest, V. K. (1987). Introduction: The Laurentide Ice Sheet and its Significance. Géographie physique et Quaternaire, 41 (2), 181–186