A geomorphic investigation of retrogressive thaw slumps and active layer slides on Herschel Island, Yukon Territory /

• Main Author: De krom, Valentina
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: McGill University 1990
• Subjects: Geomorphology > Yukon > Herschel Island; Landforms > Yukon > Herschel Island; Earthflows > Yukon > Herschel Island; Thermokarst; Yukon; Herschel Island; Herschel
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=59632

This thesis investigates the geomorphology of retrogressive thaw slumps and active layer slides on Herschel Island, northern Yukon Territory. In particular, it examines the formation and morphology of both landforms, and the ground ice characteristics of retrogressive thaw slumps. During 1988-1989 a...