Quaternary Geology of Boothia Peninsula and Northern District of Keewatin, Central Canadian Arctic

Quaternary Geology of Boothia Peninsula and Northern District of Keewatin, Central Canadian Arctic
Author: Arthur S. Dyke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 42
Release: 1984
Genre: Science
ISBN:

"This report describes the surficial geology of 64,000 km2 of Canada's most northern mainland and complements of a similar report on Somerset Island which lies immediately north of Boothia Peninsula being separated from it by the very narrow waters of Bellot Strait. The report discusses the potential use of geological information to future land use projects and to mineral exploration and presents new interpretations regarding the structure and dynamics of the northern part of the last ice sheet to cover Canada." --

Quaternary Geology, of Northern Melville Peninsula, District of Franklin; Northwest Territories

Quaternary Geology, of Northern Melville Peninsula, District of Franklin; Northwest Territories
Author: L. A. Dredge
Publisher:
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1995
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This report presents the first comprehensive summaries of Quaternary geology and landscape evolution for the Melville Peninsula, glaciated by the Wisconsin Laurentide Ice. After an introduction on the bedrock geology and physiography of the study area, sections of the report describe the area's surficial materials and landforms, including till, glaciofluvial and glaciolacustrine deposits and landforms, marine deposits and landforms; dispersal trains and ice dynamics; glaciation and ice flow in the study area; deglaciation of the various parts of the peninsula; glacial and postglacial sea-level changes, and their interpretation; the regional context of glaciation and sea-level change; the economic and environmental geology of Quaternary materials such as permafrost and patterned ground forms; postglacial faulting and neotectonics; and till geochemistry, with reference to drift prospecting models.

Geology of the Innuitian Orogen and Arctic Platform of Canada and Greenland

Geology of the Innuitian Orogen and Arctic Platform of Canada and Greenland
Author: H.P. Trettin
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Total Pages: 581
Release: 1991
Genre: Science
ISBN: 081375450X

Fourteen chapters discuss regional stratigraphy by time intervals from Precambrian to Quaternary, while other chapters describe the geography, geomorphology, tectonics, geophysical characteristics, and resources of the region. A summary chapter includes geologic maps, structural cross-sections, a geotectonic correlation chart, a gravity map, and a location map for exploration wells in the Arctic Islands and northern Greenland. A wealth of additional information is contained on the nine accompanying plates.

Geomorphology

Geomorphology
Author: David J. A. Evans
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2004
Genre: Geomorphology
ISBN: 0415276136

The seven volumes in this series contain reproductions of papers that the individual editors regarded as the initiators of critical concepts in geomorphology.

GLACIAL LANDSYSTEMS

GLACIAL LANDSYSTEMS
Author: David J.A. Evans
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2014-02-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1444119168

This book is a comprehensive overview of the ever-captivating field of glaciation from the perspective of glacial landsystems. This approach models the many processes, forms and interactions that can be found in glaciated landscapes throughout the world. Landsystems models allow the glacial geologist and geomorphologist to evaluate these landscapes in relation to the dynamics of glaciation and to climate and geology. Glacial Landsystems brings together the expertise of an international range of specialists to provide an up-to-date summary of landsystems relevant to both modern and ancient glacier systems and also in the reconstruction and interpretation of former glacial environments. The models are applicable at all scales from ice sheets to small valley glaciers. This book is an essential reference for anyone embarking upon research or engineering surveys in glaciated basins and provides a wide-ranging handbook of glacial landsystem types for students of glaciation.

Quaternary Geology of Canada and Greenland

Quaternary Geology of Canada and Greenland
Author: Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher:
Total Pages: 856
Release: 1989
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This synthesis of the Quaternary geology of Canada and Greenland covers the regional Quaternary geology of Canada, applied Quaternary geology in Canada (including its influence on man's environment), the Quaternary geology of the ice-free areas of Greenland, and the dynamic and climatic history of the Greenland ice-sheet.