| Title | Surficial geology, Iqaluit, Nunavut |
| Download | Downloads |
| Author | Allard, M; Doyon, J; Mathon-Dufour, V; LeBlanc, A -M; L'Hérault, E; Mate, D; Oldenborger, G A; Sladen, W E |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Canadian Geoscience Map 64, 2012, 1 sheet; 1 CD-ROM, https://doi.org/10.4095/289503 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Edition | prelim. |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Maps | 1 map |
| Map Info. | surficial geology, glacial deposits and landforms, 1:15,000 |
| Projection | Universal Transverse Mercator Projection, UTM zone 19 (NAD83) |
| Media | CD-ROM; paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf; rtf; shp; xml; jpg; JPEG2000 |
| Province | Nunavut |
| NTS | 25N/09NW; 25N/10NE; 25N/15SE; 25N/16SW |
| Area | Iqaluit |
| Lat/Long WENS | -68.5833 -68.4167 63.8333 63.6667 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; glacial features; glacial deposits; glacial landforms; tills; sands; gravels; frost cracks; glaciofluvial deposits; Cenozoic; Quaternary |
| Illustrations | tables |
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| Program | Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, Funding Program |
| Image |  |
| Released | 2012 01 06 |
| Abstract | This map illustrates the surficial geology of Iqaluit, Nunavut's capital city. Rather flat, sandy and gravelly glaciofluvial and glaciomarine sediments extend under the airport and its surroundings as
well as in Apex. Precambrian bedrock with partial and uneven till cover is found under newly built areas on hilly terrain and plateaus. The area is underlain by continuous permafrost, which causes important technical challenges for the maintenance of
infrastructure. A larger scale view of the airport sector emphasizes patterned ground features and the networks of frost cracks. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 289503 |
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