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Author : Clague, J. J., Ryder, J. M., Matthews, W. H., Hughes, O. L., Rutter, N. W., Jackson, L. E., Matthews, J. V. J. and MacDonald, G. M.
Date : 1989
Title : Quaternary geology of the Canadian Cordillera
Publication : Quaternary geology of Canada and Greenland. Geological Survey of Canada. Edited by: R.J. Fulton
Issue : K-1:
Page(s) : 15-96.



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Abstract

This chapter highlights the history of the last nonglacial-glacial cycle which is so well documented in the Canadian Cordillera. The relationship between topography, climate and glacier buildup and decay are discussed, and depositional and erosional responses to major climatic changes are assessed. Special consideration is given to the Quaternary history of Yukon Territory north of the limit of glaciation using evidence obtained from sedimentary deposits in Porcupine River basin. Other significant topics include: 1) the contemporary tectonic setting of the Canadian Cordillera; 2) the evolution of Cordilleran landscapes during the Quaternary; 3) interrelationships of past Cordilleran and Laurentide ice masses; 4) land-sea relationships during the advance and retreat of the last Pleistocene glaciers; 5) the Quaternary paleoecoloyg and paleoclimatology of the Cordillera; and 6) the activity of glaciers during the Holocene.

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