| Title | Surficial geology, Frobisher Bay, Nunavut, NTS 25-N north |
| Download | Downloads |
| Author | Geological Survey of Canada |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Canadian Geoscience Map 285, 2017, 1 sheet, https://doi.org/10.4095/306158 (Open Access) |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Edition | prelim., surficial data model v.2.3 conversion |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Maps | 1 map |
| Map Info. | surficial geology, deposits, landforms, features, 1:100,000 |
| Projection | Universal Transverse Mercator Projection, UTM zone 19 (NAD83) |
| Media | digital; on-line |
| Related | This publication is related to Hodgson, D A; (2003).
Surficial geology, Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map no. 2042A |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf (Adobe® Reader®); rtf; gdb (ESRI® ArcGIS(TM) 10.x); shp (ESRI® ArcGIS(TM) 10.x); xml (ESRI® ArcGIS(TM) 10.x); mxd (ESRI® ArcGIS(TM) 10.x) |
| Province | Nunavut |
| NTS | 25N/09; 25N/10; 25N/11; 25N/12; 25N/13; 25N/14; 25N/15; 25N/16 |
| Area | Frobisher Bay; Iqaluit; Jordan River; Baffin Island |
| Lat/Long WENS | -70.0000 -68.0000 64.0000 63.5000 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; geochronology; paleontology; Holocene; Pleistocene; postglacial deposits; alluvial deposits; flood plains; terraces; fans; deltas; marine deposits; beach ridges; ice
rafting; glacial deposits; glacial landforms; glacial features; glaciomarine deposits; deltaic deposits; ice contact deposits; glaciofluvial deposits; eskers; meltwater channels; flow trajectories; kames; hummocks; outwash; kettles; tills; clasts;
moraines; moraine, de geer; moraine, end; colluvial deposits; till plains; lineations; glacial flutings; glacial scours; drumlinoids; glacial striations; ice flow; ice movement directions; sands; gravels; silts; boulders; boulder fields; vegetation;
depositional environment; glacial history; glaciation; deglaciation; sea level changes; submergence; raised beaches; periglacial features; solifluction; frost action; weathering; bedrock geology; lithology; glaciers; cirques; fossils; peat;
radiometric dating; radiocarbon dating; humic acids; Foxe Ice Dome; Amadjuak Ice Divide; Laurentide Ice Sheet; Molluscs; dropstones; ice caps; diamicton; icings; bones; wood; Phanerozoic; Cenozoic; Quaternary |
| Illustrations | location maps; index maps; tables |
| Program | Rae Province Project Management, GEM2: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals |
| Released | 2018 03 08 |
| Abstract | This new surficial geology map product represents the conversion of Map 2042A (Hodgson, 2003) and its legend, using the Geological Survey of Canada's Surficial Data Model (SDM version 2.3) (Open File
8236). All geoscience knowledge and information from Map 2042A that conformed to the current SDM were maintained during the conversion process. The purpose of converting legacy map data to a common science language and common legend is to enable and
facilitate the efficient digital compilation, interpretation, management, and dissemination of geological map information in a structured and consistent manner. This provides an effective knowledge management tool designed around a geodatabase that
can expand, following the type of information to appear on new surficial geology maps. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
The map identifies surficial materials and associated landforms left by the retreat of the last glaciers. The surficial geology is based on aerial
photograph interpretation and fieldwork. This work provides new geological knowledge and improves our understanding of the distribution, nature and glacial history of surficial materials. It contributes to resource assessments and effective land use
management. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 306158 |
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