Country Of The Day: Canada, 1992 Canada Quarter Yukon Territory Silver Proof 1867-1992 Anniversary

Kaskawulsh Glacier is a large glacier of the St. Elias Mountains; it is a classic example of a trunk glacier that has many tributary branches. The uncontorted medial moraines indicate steady, rather than irregular, flow and is one of the most photogenic in the Yukon. However, in 2016 its margin crossed a continental drainage divide. Prior to 2016, melt water from the Kaskawulsh glacier was channeled by ice dam to drain through the Slims River, north to Kluane Lake, and ultimately to the Bering Sea (Arctic Ocean). In 2016, as the glacier receded, the predominant flow abruptly switched to the Kaskawulsh River, flowing east and then south to Alsek River and to the Gulf of Alaska (northern Pacific Ocean).

This coin was produced in a circulation strike, proof-like strike (PL) and silver sterling proof strike, as shown here, as part of a series with Canada's 125th Anniversary of Confederation in 1992.



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