Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, geological mapping, paleoenvironment, topography, glacial deposits, glaciers
| Principal Investigator: | Gray, James T. (2) |
| Licence Number: | 12733 |
| Organization: | Universite de Montreal |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1994 |
| Project Team: | L. Giugni, E. Thibault, T. Brynczka |
Objective(s): To map glacial landforms along the south coat of Resolution Island, on Button Islands and on Akpatok Island; to examine glacial and marine deposits at several localities; and to follow-up previous research on the extent and flow patterns of the Laurentide ice sheet in the Hudson Strait region.
Project Description: The research team will land by helicopter from the coastguard vessel at a number of sites along the coasts of Resolution Island, Button Islands and Akpatok Island. Researchers will measure with a compass the directions of glacial scratches made by former ice sheet on bedrock and the altitude of old raised beaches, which have been uplifted after glaciers left. Researchers will identify the geology of boulders and use old marine shells to date the age of these events.
