The oriented lakes of Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula, Western Arctic Coast, Canada: A GIS-based analysis

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Côté, M.M. (M. M.), Burn, C. (Christopher R.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Northwest Territories; Oriented lakes; Permafrost; Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula; Tundra lakes; Arctic; Canada; Tuktoyaktuk; Nicholson; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes; Tundra
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/1792; https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.407

The orientation, size and shape of 578 lakes on Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula were obtained from 1: 250 000 Canadian National Topographic Survey map sheets, using Arc View geographic information system. These lakes are outside the glacial limits in a tundra plain with <15 m relief. The lakes range from 2...