Carcross Desert

CARCROSS DESERT AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE SMALLEST DESERT IN THE WORLD, THIS AREA WAS ORIGINALLY COVERED BY A LARGE GLACIAL LAKE. AS THE GLACIERS RETREATED. CAUSING LOWER WATER LEVELS, SANDY LAKE BOTTOM MATERIAL WAS LEFT BEHIND. STRONG PREVAILING WINDS FROM LAKE BENNETT HAVE CONSTANTLY WORKED THIS SAND, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR VEGETATION TO BECOME ESTABLISHED. SPECIES OF PLANTS THAT HAVE SURVIVED INCLUDE LODGEPOLE PINE AND KINNIKINNICK. Submitted by: Eric Goodill