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Soil genesis in relation to glacial history in central Yukon

Reconnaissance studies of soils on low-elevation McConnell (~30-12 ka), Reid (~150-80 ka) and pre-Reid (~2.6-0.2 Ma) glacial deposits were conducted in the 1970s and 1980s. We...

Date updated: 2011-04-04

Date created: 2011-04-04

Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey

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Glacial history of Howard’s Pass and applications to drift prospecting.

Four stages of ice-flow occurred in Howard’s Pass during the late Wisconsinan McConnell glaciation. The first stage is marked by ice growth from local cirques. During the second...

Date updated: 2011-04-04

Date created: 2011-04-04

Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey

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The Government of Yukon acknowledges that Indigenous Peoples have traditional territories throughout the Yukon and celebrates their role as stewards of the lands and waters and their ongoing connection to this place.