Quaternary History of Nansen Sound
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, geological mapping, glaciology, geological history, historic landscape
| Principal Investigator: | Bednarski, Jan (4) |
| Licence Number: | 8096 |
| Organization: | Trent University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1990
1988
1987
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1988 |
| Project Team: | one assistant |
Objective(s): To investigate the Quaternary history of this area by mapping surficial deposits, collecting samples of rocks, logging stratigraphic sections, and surveying raised marine shorelines
Project Description: Dr. Bednarski will be collecting rock samples and mapping the locations of various landforms that were made by glaciers. He will also be looking at raised beaches, all in an effort to understand how the landscape was formed.
