| Title | Surficial geology, western Fosheim Peninsula and eastern Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, NTS 49-G and 340-B southwest |
| Download | Downloads |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Geological Survey of Canada |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Canadian Geoscience Map 392, 2022, 6 pages (1 sheet), https://doi.org/10.4095/313535  Open Access |
| Links | Surficial geology map collection
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| Links | Collection de données de géologie de surface
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| Year | 2022 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Maps | 1 map |
| Map Info. | surficial geology, glacial deposits and landforms, 1:125,000 |
| Projection | Universal Transverse Mercator Projection, UTM zone 16 (NAD83) |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf; JPEG2000; rtf; xml; xls; shp |
| Province | Nunavut |
| NTS | 49G; 340B/03; 340B/04; 340B/05; 340B/06 |
| Area | Fosheim Peninsula; Axel Heiberg Island |
| Lat/Long WENS | -88.0000 -84.0000 83.5000 79.0000 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; colluvial deposits; alluvial deposits; glaciomarine deposits; glaciolacustrine deposits; glaciofluvial deposits; glacial deposits; glacial landforms; kames; tills;
Quaternary; Cenozoic |
| Program | GEM2: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals Geological Map Flow |
| Released | 2022 08 31 |
| Abstract | This new surficial geology map product represents the conversion of the western map of Open File 501 (Edlund and Hodgson, 1978) and its legend only, using the Geological Survey of Canada's Surficial
Data Model (SDM version 2.3.14) (Deblonde et al., 2018). All geoscience knowledge and information from the western map of Open File 501 that conformed to the current SDM were maintained during the conversion process. Supplementary, limited legacy
information was added to complement the converted geoscience data. This consists of unpublished field data from D.A. Hodgson (1972-1974). It is identified in the accompanying geodatabase. 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 | 313535 |
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