| Cordilleran Ice Sheet | |
|---|---|
 Map of North America during the Last Glacial Maximum, showing Cordilleran ice sheet (left) at maximum extent | |
| Type | continental |
| Location | North American Cordillera |
| Lowest elevation | Sea level |
| Terminus | West – Pacific Ocean East – Great Plains South – 40 degrees north latitude |
| Status | gone |
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