Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, geological mapping, geology, glaciology, glacial history
| Principal Investigator: | Bell, Trevor (3) |
| Licence Number: | 8077 |
| Organization: | University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
1990
1988
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1988 |
| Project Team: | Dr. J.H. England; Richard England |
Objective(s): to determine the style and chronology of past glacial activity; to determine sea level adjustments associated with former ice load changes; to determine the relative importance of glacial versus nonglacial processes in the evolution of this landscape; and to produce a map of the surficial geology of Fosheim Peninsula.
Project Description: Trevor Bell is a graduate student who will be walking back and forth across Fosheim Peninsula collecting rock samples and mapping the locations of different kinds of rocks and landforms. He wants to know what the glaciers were like, how much of the current landscape was formed by glacial activity, and how much of the land was under sea water because of the weight of the glaciers.
