Les formes de glaces des grottes de la Nahanni, Territoires du Nord-Ouest, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Schroeder, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1977
• Subjects: Canada; South Nahanni River; First Canyon; Ice; permafrost; Subarctic; Territoires du Nord-Ouest; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e77-108; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e77-108

Exploration has been continuing on the karst system developed within the cliffs of the First Canyon (300–1050 m deep) of the South Nahanni River(61°18′ N, 124°10′ W). Probably the most northerly on the North American continent, this karst region is within the discontinuous permafrost zone, at the so...