The Distribution of Permafrost and Its Relation to Air Temperature in Canada and the U.S.S.R.

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Brown, R.J.E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1960
• Subjects: Expeditions; Exploration; Geology; Glaciers; Gravity measurement; Logistics; Magnetic surveys; Measurement; Science; Seismic surveys; Thickness; Topography; Victoria Land; Antarctic regions; Adélie Coast; Rennick Glacier; Oates Coast; Skelton Glacier; Anarctic regions; Antarctic; Arctic; Canada; Cornwallis; Cornwallis Island; Hay River; Norman Wells; Rennick; Taymyr; Antarc*; Antarctica; glacier*; permafrost; Taymyr Peninsula; Siberia
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66747

Permafrost is a widespread phenomenon in the northern parts of North America and Eurasia, and in Antarctica. Between 40 and 50 per cent of Canada's total land surface of 3.8 million square miles is underlain by permafrost. The total land area of the U.S.S.R. exceeds 8 million square miles of wh...