The Coastal Morphology and Sedimentology of Cape Hatt Peninsula

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Sempels, J.-M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1987
• Subjects: Bottom sediments; Canada. Baffin Island Oil Spill Project; Coasts; Geology; Geomorphology; Marine oil spills; Ocean waves; Sea ice; Sediment transport; Sedimentation; Sediments (Geology); Shorelines; Eclipse Sound; Nunavut; Hatt; Cape; waters; Ragged Channel; Arctic; Baffin Island; Canada; Cape Hatt; Arctic Cape; Arctique*; Baffin
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64852

A small peninsula located on northern Baffin Island was selected as the site for an experimental oil spill. The experiment required three similar bays, one to serve as control and two to compare the fate and behaviour of oil and an oil-dispersant mix spilled in the nearshore zone. Geomorphic and sed...