Some characteristics of a pingo in the Simpson Peninsula, N.W.T.
The 7 m high pingo is situated on a poorly drained, marine silt deposit in the Simpson Peninsula, and has a relatively shallow active layer (31 cm) underlain by frozen silt material with alternating layers of pure ice, 5–15 cm thick. The relative flatness of the surrounding terrain suggests that thi...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1976
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e76-050 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e76-050 |
| Summary: | The 7 m high pingo is situated on a poorly drained, marine silt deposit in the Simpson Peninsula, and has a relatively shallow active layer (31 cm) underlain by frozen silt material with alternating layers of pure ice, 5–15 cm thick. The relative flatness of the surrounding terrain suggests that this pingo is of the closed-system type. |
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