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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 St. 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.

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