Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, geology, glaciology, sedimentology, slumping, paleontology, oceanography, deposition, ice retreat, post-glacial history, geological events
Principal Investigator: | MacLean, Brian (5) |
Licence Number: | 10189 |
Organization: | Bedford Institute of Oceanography - Geological Survey of Canada, Energy Mines and Resources Canada |
Licensed Year(s): |
1993
1990
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Issued: | Jan 01, 1990 |
Project Team: | Twenty - Five (25) staff |
Objective(s): To investigate late glacial and postglacial conditions in the Strait, including extent, occurrence, and retreat of Laurentide ice; the postulated late readvance of Ungava/Labrador ice; postulated dammed meltwater lake in the west; extent and age of moraines offshore; the chronology of these various events; offshore/onshore relationships; depositional evnironments; paleoceanography; and the extent and occurrence of debris flow/slump sediments; all studies will be conducted off the ship CSS Hudson;
Project Description: The Researcher and his team will be travelling through Hudson Strait by research ship to take samples of the deposits and sediments in the Strait. They will be investigating the history and conditions of the area based on the sediments record in order to detail the late glacial and post glacial conditions of the Strait.