Glacial history and limits of Cordilleran and Laurentide ice sheets in the Mackenzie Mountains, foothills, and plains, Northwest Territories: a brief overview

This Mackenzie Mountains and foothills paper covers a large region of the southern and western parts of the Northwest Territories extending from the continental divide in the Cordillera to the Interior Plains. This is a summary of the glacial and preglacial history of the region, supported by maps of glacial limits and surficial geology, as well as important stratigraphic and field-observation sites depicting remnant features of preglacial landscapes and the extent of continental glaciers.