Glacial history and glaciomarine environments, Marvin Peninsula. northern Ellesmere Island.
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, glacial history, glaciation, post-glacial history, sea level change
| Principal Investigator: | Lemmen, S. Donald (1) |
| Licence Number: | 7080 |
| Organization: | Department of Geography, University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1987
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1987 |
| Project Team: | S. Reddington; V. Sloan |
Objective(s): To define the extent of ice coverage on Marvin Peninsula during the last glaciation, and the nature and extent of glacial features which predate the last glaciation. To recover sediment samples from Disraeli Fiord in order to define contemporary glaciomarine litho and biofacies. To study postglacial emergence to clarify the nature of relative sea-level changes in the region.
