Permafrost in North America

• Main Author: Legget, R. F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1966
• Subjects: permafrost; pergélisol; soils; sol; history; histoire; construction technology; technologie de la construction; Hudson Bay; Mackenzie River; Canada; Hudson; Inuvik; Baie d'Hudson; Baie-d'Hudson; Norman Wells; Fleuve Mackenzie; Mackenzie river; Alaska
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This paper gives a brief history of permafrost investigations in North America starting with the observations of early explorers. In more recent years a concerted attempt has been made to deal with the problems resulting from construction and transportation in permafrost regions. Expeditions down th...