Dépôts et phénomènes éoliens sur l'île de Banks, Territoires du Nord-Ouest, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Pissart, A., Vincent, J.-S., Edlund, S. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1977
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Canada; Thomsen; Sachs Harbour; Bernard River; Banks Island; Ice; permafrost; Territoires du Nord-Ouest; wedge*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e77-214; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e77-214

At the present time, eolian processes are active in many localities on Banks Island. Sediments of alluvial and outwash plains, as well as previously stabilized areas of eolian sands and areas where sandy Mesozoic and Tertiary deposits crop out, are subject to deflation. Locally ventifacts have been...