| Title | Geological hazards off Cape Lazo, eastern Vancouver Island |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | Barrie, J V ;
Douglas, K; Molloy, B |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8773, 2021, 11 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/328131  Open Access |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | British Columbia; Western offshore region |
| NTS | 92F/10 |
| Area | Strait of Georgia; Cape Lazo; Vancouver Island |
| Lat/Long WENS | -124.9667 -124.7000 49.7500 49.6167 |
| Subjects | marine geology; structural geology; stratigraphy; tectonics; geophysics; surficial geology/geomorphology; Nature and Environment; Science and Technology; Health and Safety; seismic risk; earthquake
risk; bedrock geology; structural features; faults; fissures; tectonic history; faulting; submarine features; scarps; geophysical surveys; seismic surveys, marine; seismic reflection surveys; acoustic surveys, marine; bathymetry; photography; marine
sediments; deformation; pockmarks; Cape Lazo Fault |
| Illustrations | location maps; geoscientific sketch maps; photographs; seismic reflection profiles |
| Program | Public Safety Geoscience Assessing Earthquake Geohazards |
| Released | 2021 04 01 |
| Abstract | Just offshore Cape Lazo, near Comox, British Columbia, a significant seabed geological hazard occurs that has been tentatively termed the Cape Lazo Fault. Nearshore the seabed has been ripped open to
form a 25 m deep, 2 km long pit, as part of the possible active faulting process. A limited sub-surface survey undertaken by the Canadian Hydrographic Service in September 2020 reveals the nature of the scarp in the ocean floor and provides new
insights into the possible hazard for the Department of National Defense Comox site just inshore of the Cape. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
Just offshore Cape Lazo, near Comox, British Columbia, a significant seabed geological hazard occurs that has been tentatively termed the Cape Lazo
Fault. Nearshore, the seabed has been ripped open to form a 25 m, deep 2 km long pit, as part of the possible active faulting process. A limited sub-surface survey undertaken by the Canadian Hydrographic Service in September 2020 reveals the nature
of the rip in the ocean floor and provides new insights into the possible hazard for the Department of National Defence Comox site just inshore of the Cape. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 328131 |
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