Title | Surficial geology, Cornwall Island, Nunavut, parts of NTS 59-C and 69-D |
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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 398, 2022, 1 sheet, https://doi.org/10.4095/314740 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 |
Edition | Surficial Data Model v.2.3.14 conversion |
Document | serial |
Lang. | English |
Maps | 1 map |
Map Info. | surficial geology, sediments, landforms, features, 1:125,000 |
Projection | Universal Transverse Mercator Projection, UTM zone 15 (NAD83) |
Media | on-line; digital |
Related | This publication is related to the following
publications |
File format | readme
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File format | pdf; rtf; gdb (ESRI® ArcGIS(TM) v.10.x); shp (ESRI® ArcGIS(TM) v.10.x); xml (ESRI® ArcGIS(TM) v.10.x); mxd (ESRI® ArcGIS(TM) v.10.x); xls (Microsoft® Excel® 2010) |
Province | Nunavut |
NTS | 59C/05; 59C/06; 59C/07; 59C/10; 59C/11; 59C/12; 59C/13; 59C/14; 59C/15; 69D/08; 69D/09 |
Area | Cornwall Island |
Lat/Long WENS | -96.5000 -93.0000 77.8500 77.4167 |
Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; Science and Technology; Nature and Environment; colluvial deposits; alluvial fans; marine sediments; glacial deposits; tills; sands; silts; clays; gravels; boulders;
depositional environment; sedimentary structures; geological history; sea level changes; bedrock geology; lithology; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; eolian sediments; eolian veneer; colluvial and mass-wasting veneer; alluvial sediments; alluvial
floodplain sediments; alluvial terraced sediments; marine beach sediments; marine deltaic sediments; marine nearshore sediments; marine veneer; till veneer; reworked sediments; geological contacts; Phanerozoic; Cenozoic; Quaternary;
Tertiary |
Illustrations | location maps; index maps |
Program | GEM2: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals Geological Map Flow |
Released | 2022 05 25 |
Abstract | This new surficial geology map product represents the conversion of the parts of Open File 541 covering Cornwall Island (Edlund and Hodgson, 1978) and its legend, 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 Open File 541 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 which 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 | 314740 |
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