Kaskawulsh Glacier

Kaskawulsh Glacier
Kaskawulsh Glacier junction from the air, August 2004
Map showing the location of Kaskawulsh Glacier
Map showing the location of Kaskawulsh Glacier
Yukon
TypeValley glacier
LocationCanada
Coordinates60°48′N 138°36′W / 60.800°N 138.600°W / 60.800; -138.600
Length78 kilometers (48 mi)
Terminussealevel
Statusretreating

The Kaskawulsh Glacier is a vast, temperate valley glacier nestled in the Saint Elias Mountains, within Kluane National Park in the Canadian territory of Yukon.[1]

  1. ^ Norah Foy; Luke Copland; Christian Zdanowicz; Mike Demuth; Chris Hopkinson (7 July 2011). "Recent volume and area changes of Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon, Canada" (PDF). Journal of Glaciology. 57 (203): 515–525. Bibcode:2011JGlac..57..515F. doi:10.3189/002214311796905596. Retrieved 2016-01-17.