Late glacial and post-glacial history and emergence of the Ottawa Islands, Hudson Bay, Northwest Territories: Evidence on the deglaciation of Hudson Bay

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Andrews, J. T., Falconer, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1969
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Northwest Territories; Hudson Bay; Baffin Island; Hudson; Hudson Strait; Ottawa Islands; Baffin; Ice Sheet; Keewatin
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e69-126; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e69-126

The Ottawa Islands are in the northeastern part of Hudson Bay. Evidence from crossing striations suggests that the earliest recorded glacial movement was toward the northeast. With deglaciation of Hudson Strait and central Hudson Bay the ice movement shifted progressively in an anti-clockwise direct...