The new Aklavik: search for the site

• Main Authors: Merrill, C. L., Pihlainen, J. A., Legget, R. F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1960
• Subjects: permafrost; soils; cold regions; site surveying; aerial photography; pergélisol; sol; zone froide; planimétrie; photographie aérienne; Mackenzie River; Canada; Inuvik; Aklavik; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=4c857b6c-bbe3-42fa-ba2e-3ab4a87884f5; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=4c857b6c-bbe3-42fa-ba2e-3ab4a87884f5; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=4c857b6c-bbe3-42fa-ba2e-3ab4a87884f5

Aklavik has been the main settlement in Northwest Canada since its development started in 1924. It is located in the flat low-lying delta of the Mackenzie River about 68 degrees N. In 1953 the Government of Canada decided to move the entire town in view of the limitations of the old site upon all fu...