Activities of the Geographical Branch in Northern Canada, 1947-1957
The Geographical Branch of the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys was created in 1947. Under its terms of references, part of its responsibility is the collection and analysis of geographical information on northern Canada, in particular the territories under the jurisdiction of the federal g...
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crarcticinstna:10.14430/arctic3770 2024-06-09T07:42:08+00:00 Activities of the Geographical Branch in Northern Canada, 1947-1957 Fraser, J. Keith 1957 http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic3770 http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/3770/3745 unknown The Arctic Institute of North America ARCTIC volume 10, issue 4, page 246 ISSN 1923-1245 0004-0843 journal-article 1957 crarcticinstna https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic3770 2024-05-14T12:53:42Z The Geographical Branch of the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys was created in 1947. Under its terms of references, part of its responsibility is the collection and analysis of geographical information on northern Canada, in particular the territories under the jurisdiction of the federal government. In the decade since the Branch's inauguration, geographers have carried out various kinds of field surveys in the Canadian Arctic and subarctic, from the northern coast of Ellesmere Island to the Hudson Bay coastal plain in Ontario, and from the Alaska boundary to Labrador. These surveys have varied from parties formed entirely of geographers to individual shipboard observers or representatives on collaborative teams of scientists. The collection of basic information on the vast unknown expanses of the Arctic is peculiarly suited to the application of geographic methods. Utilizing the trimetrogon and vertical photography carried out since World War II, geographers have applied sampling techniques in interpreting larger areas, making intensive field studies of representative terrain types and expanding them by use of the air photos in delimiting, describing and analysing physiographic regions. Studies in physical geography have been the backbone of the work of the Branch in the Arctic. Air photo interpretation keys have been prepared for 14 areas: Alert, Eureka, Mould Bay, Resolute, Mackenzie Delta, Darnley Bay, Coppermine, Bathurst Inlet, Boothia Isthmus, Wager Bay, Southampton Island, Kaniapiskau-Koksoak Rivers in Ungava, the Hudson Bay Railway, and the Kenogami River. Reports on the human geography of various areas were included in the field reports and are mainly unpublished; several studies in historical geography also resulted from the field surveys. ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Darnley Bay Ellesmere Island Hudson Bay Mackenzie Delta Mould Bay Southampton Island Subarctic Wager Bay Alaska Arctic Institute of North America Arctic Bathurst Inlet ENVELOPE(-108.051,-108.051,66.840,66.840) Boothia Isthmus ENVELOPE(-93.084,-93.084,69.584,69.584) Canada Darnley ENVELOPE(69.717,69.717,-67.717,-67.717) Darnley Bay ENVELOPE(-123.671,-123.671,69.584,69.584) Ellesmere Island Eureka ENVELOPE(-85.940,-85.940,79.990,79.990) Hudson Hudson Bay Mackenzie Delta ENVELOPE(-136.672,-136.672,68.833,68.833) Mould Bay ENVELOPE(-119.436,-119.436,76.197,76.197) Southampton Island ENVELOPE(-84.501,-84.501,64.463,64.463) ARCTIC 10 4 246 |
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The Geographical Branch of the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys was created in 1947. Under its terms of references, part of its responsibility is the collection and analysis of geographical information on northern Canada, in particular the territories under the jurisdiction of the federal government. In the decade since the Branch's inauguration, geographers have carried out various kinds of field surveys in the Canadian Arctic and subarctic, from the northern coast of Ellesmere Island to the Hudson Bay coastal plain in Ontario, and from the Alaska boundary to Labrador. These surveys have varied from parties formed entirely of geographers to individual shipboard observers or representatives on collaborative teams of scientists. The collection of basic information on the vast unknown expanses of the Arctic is peculiarly suited to the application of geographic methods. Utilizing the trimetrogon and vertical photography carried out since World War II, geographers have applied sampling techniques in interpreting larger areas, making intensive field studies of representative terrain types and expanding them by use of the air photos in delimiting, describing and analysing physiographic regions. Studies in physical geography have been the backbone of the work of the Branch in the Arctic. Air photo interpretation keys have been prepared for 14 areas: Alert, Eureka, Mould Bay, Resolute, Mackenzie Delta, Darnley Bay, Coppermine, Bathurst Inlet, Boothia Isthmus, Wager Bay, Southampton Island, Kaniapiskau-Koksoak Rivers in Ungava, the Hudson Bay Railway, and the Kenogami River. Reports on the human geography of various areas were included in the field reports and are mainly unpublished; several studies in historical geography also resulted from the field surveys. ... |
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Activities of the Geographical Branch in Northern Canada, 1947-1957 |
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Activities of the Geographical Branch in Northern Canada, 1947-1957 |
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Activities of the Geographical Branch in Northern Canada, 1947-1957 |
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Activities of the Geographical Branch in Northern Canada, 1947-1957 |
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Activities of the Geographical Branch in Northern Canada, 1947-1957 |
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activities of the geographical branch in northern canada, 1947-1957 |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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ENVELOPE(-108.051,-108.051,66.840,66.840) ENVELOPE(-93.084,-93.084,69.584,69.584) ENVELOPE(69.717,69.717,-67.717,-67.717) ENVELOPE(-123.671,-123.671,69.584,69.584) ENVELOPE(-85.940,-85.940,79.990,79.990) ENVELOPE(-136.672,-136.672,68.833,68.833) ENVELOPE(-119.436,-119.436,76.197,76.197) ENVELOPE(-84.501,-84.501,64.463,64.463) |
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Arctic Arctic Darnley Bay Ellesmere Island Hudson Bay Mackenzie Delta Mould Bay Southampton Island Subarctic Wager Bay Alaska |
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