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Régions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region

étiquettes: physical sciences, geology, sediment transport, erosion, rock characteristics

Objectif(s): The wind abraided rocks 3 km south of Paulatuk are among the best examples of ventifacts in North America. The rocks have smooth, lichen-free surfaces on their south side, which are blasted by sand and snow during strong southerly winds in winter. The researchers are trying to determine the extent to which these rocks and the pebbles near them have been altered over the last 50 years and determine the rate at which sand is blown away from the area and accumulates in the sea or closer to the community.