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Surficial Geology of the Central Kluane Ranges (parts of NTS 115B/15, 16 and...
Surficial geological mapping in the central Kluane Ranges was undertaken to better understand the distribution and character of surficial materials. Upland surficial materials...Date updated: 2025-04-01Date created: 2025-03-27Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Utilizing spectral induced polarization to identify the ice core of a pingo:...
This paper presents a field study conducted in Haines Junction, Yukon, utilizing Spectral Induced Polarization (SIP) to investigate the subsurface properties of a pingo site and...Date updated: 2024-12-11Date created: 2024-12-11Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Surficial geology of greater Haines Junction area, Yukon; parts of NTS...
Detailed surficial geology mapping (1:15 000 scale) was carried out from 2022-2024 for the area surrounding the Village of Haines Junction in southwestern Yukon, within the...Date updated: 2024-11-11Date created: 2024-08-06Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Surficial geology and geohazards of the greater Whitehorse area.
Remote predictive community-scale surficial geology mapping was completed for the greater Whitehorse area, through desktop interpretation of recent high-resolution imagery...Date updated: 2023-03-21Date created: 2023-03-21Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Inventory of mass movement geohazards along the Dempster Highway, Yukon
This report provides comprehensive documentation of landslide, permafrost subsidence and fluvial erosion-related geohazards for the Yukon portion of the Dempster Highway. It...Date updated: 2016-11-07Date created: 2016-11-07Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Surficial geology, Old Crow, Yukon, parts of NTS 116O/12
Local-scale surficial geology mapping was completed as part of a community hazards mapping program coordinated by the Northern Climate ExChange (Yukon Research Centre, Yukon...Date updated: 2016-10-18Date created: 2016-10-18Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Surficial geology, Faro Region, Yukon, parts of NTS 105K/3, 4, 5 & 6
Local-scale surficial geology mapping was completed as part of a community hazards mapping program coordinated by the Northern Climate ExChange (Yukon Research Centre, Yukon...Date updated: 2014-11-17Date created: 2014-11-17Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Surficial geology, Ross River Region, Yukon, parts of NTS 105K/1 & 2 and 105F/15 & 16
Local-scale surficial geology mapping was completed as part of a community hazards mapping program coordinated by the Northern Climate ExChange (Yukon Research Centre, Yukon...Date updated: 2014-11-17Date created: 2014-11-17Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Surficial geology, Dawson Region, Yukon, parts of NTS 115O/14 & 15 and...
Local-scale surficial geology mapping was completed as part of a community hazards mapping program coordinated by the Northern Climate ExChange (Yukon Research Centre, Yukon...Date updated: 2014-11-17Date created: 2014-11-17Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Surficial geology of Burwash Landing and Destruction Bay (parts of NTS...
Local-scale surficial geology mapping was completed as part of a community hazards mapping program coordinated by the Northern Climate ExChange (Yukon Research Centre, Yukon...Date updated: 2013-05-29Date created: 2013-05-29Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Surficial Geology of the Village of Mayo (parts of NTS 105M/12) Yukon (1:20...
Local-scale surficial geology mapping was completed as part of a community hazards mapping program coordinated by the Northern Climate ExChange (Yukon Research Centre, Yukon...Date updated: 2011-04-20Date created: 2011-04-20Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Surficial Geology of Pelly Crossing (part of NTS 115I/15) Yukon (1:20 000-scale)
Local-scale surficial geology mapping was completed as part of a community hazards mapping program coordinated by the Northern Climate ExChange (Yukon Research Centre, Yukon...Date updated: 2011-04-20Date created: 2011-04-20Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Initial results from the first year of the Permafrost Outreach Program, Yukon, Canada
In 2007, a permafrost outreach program was initiated in Yukon, Canada by installing long-term permafrost monitoring stations near public schools in Whitehorse, Faro, Ross River,...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Surficial geology investigations in Wellesley basin and Nisling Range,...
Results of surficial geology investigations in Wellesley basin and the Nisling Range can be summarized into four main highlights, which have implications for exploration,...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Landslide processes in discontinuous permafrost, Little Salmon Lake (NTS...
With increasing development in areas of discontinuous permafrost, greater emphasis is being placed on slope hazard assessment. The current research project was initiated in...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Permafrost and landslide activity: Case studies from southwestern Yukon Territory
Five case studies of recent landslides in southwestern Yukon Territory illustrate the role of permafrost in landslide processes of the region. In the Marshall Creek basin,...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
A reconnaissance inventory of permafrost-related landslides in the Pelly...
A reconnaissance inventory of permafrost-related landslides in the Pelly River watershed was conducted in 2006, largely in response to local community concerns regarding the...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Active-layer detachments following the summer 2004 forest fires near Dawson...
Numerous active-layer detachments occurred in watersheds surrounding Dawson City following forest fires that burned the area during the summer of 2004. The distribution of these...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML