| Title | Surficial geology of the north coast of Fury and Hecla Strait, northwestern Baffin Island, Nunavut |
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| Author | Tremblay, T ;
Godbout, P -M |
| Source | Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, Summary of Activities 2018, 2018 p. 107-120  Open Access |
| Links | Online - En ligne
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| Year | 2018 |
| Alt Series | Natural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20180223 |
| Publisher | Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Nunavut |
| NTS | 47C/15; 47C/16; 47D/11; 47D/12; 47D/13; 47D/14; 47E/03; 47E/04; 47E/05; 47E/06; 47E/11; 47E/12; 47E/13; 47E/14; 47F |
| Area | Fury and Hecla Strait; Baffin Island |
| Lat/Long WENS | -88.0000 -82.0000 71.0000 69.7500 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; geophysics; economic geology; Science and Technology; Nature and Environment; glacial history; glaciation; ice flow; glacial erosion; sediment transport; sediment
dispersal; deglaciation; glacial deposits; tills; glacial landforms; glacial features; clasts; pebble lithology; remote sensing; satellite imagery; bathymetry; models; mineral exploration; mineral potential; Archean; SPOT 6; Digital elevation data;
ice-flow directions; ice divides; Phanerozoic; Cenozoic; Quaternary; Paleozoic; Precambrian; Proterozoic |
| Illustrations | location maps; geoscientific sketch maps; photographs; satellite images |
| Program | Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, Funding Program |
| Released | 2018 12 28 |
| Abstract | In the summer of 2018, fieldwork was conducted on the north coast of Fury and Hecla Strait on northwestern Baffin Island, Nunavut, to document glacial dynamics at a regional scale. Glacial geomorphology
has been interpreted and generalized from field observations and integrated with elements from previous surficial geology maps and field observations, and the analysis of pebble lithology in till. The combined use of satellite imagery (SPOT 6) and
high-resolution digital elevation and bathymetric models has increased the level of mapping detail. Glaciodynamic mapping shows important contrasts in glacial erosion and transport in the study area. A synthesis of new and published datasets of
clast-lithology counts indicates the importance of the main ice-flow phase in the region, and highlights the presence of an ice divide over the Saputing Lake-Gifford River area and of ice streams in the Bernier Bay, Fury and Hecla Strait and Whyte
Inlet areas. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
New glacial geology fieldwork in the area north of the Fury and Hecla Strait are described in this report. It also provides a synthesis of pre-existing
works in the region. Till samples were collected, and new glacial striations and features are mapped. The glacial erosion and glacial transport are important factors in the geomorphology of the areas. Carbonate rocks and sandstones were transported
over great distances. One hematitic iron stone glacial erratic was found. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 311304 |
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