Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, ancient sea levels, glacial deposits, glacial history
| Principal Investigator: | Sloan, Valerie (1) |
| Licence Number: | 8085 |
| Organization: | University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1988
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1988 |
| Project Team: | T. Marshall; D. Bechnall |
Objective(s): To map the surficial deposits along the lower 20 km of the valley; to determine the limit of the last glaciation versus earlier glaciations; to survey and date former sea levels (by collecting remains of marine pelycypod to age) related to changing ice loads with particular emphasis on the elevation of the Holocene marine limit
Project Description: Valerie Sloan is mapping the gravel and rock deposits made by the glaciers to determine where the last glaciers where. Since the weight of the glaciers caused the land to sink, she is also investigating how much the land has risen since the glaciers melted.
