Deformation by Glacier-Ice at Nicholson Peninsula, N.W.T., Canada
Two excellent examples of sediments deformed by glacier ice occur on Nicholson Peninsula, Mackenzie District (Liverpool Bay, 69 54 N, 129 W). Sediments, topography and structure of the Peninsula are described. Altitudes in the hilly northern half attain 200-300 ft. above sea level, whereas those in...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66845 2023-05-15T14:18:50+02:00 Deformation by Glacier-Ice at Nicholson Peninsula, N.W.T., Canada Mackay, J. Ross 1956-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66845 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66845/50758 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66845 ARCTIC; Vol 9, No 4: 1956; 218-228 1923-1245 0004-0843 Glaciers Sediments (Geology) Nicholson Peninsula N.W.T info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1956 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:36Z Two excellent examples of sediments deformed by glacier ice occur on Nicholson Peninsula, Mackenzie District (Liverpool Bay, 69 54 N, 129 W). Sediments, topography and structure of the Peninsula are described. Altitudes in the hilly northern half attain 200-300 ft. above sea level, whereas those in the south rarely exceed 30 ft. The hills were formed either by glacier ice moved against a topographic obstruction, resulting in a large push moraine, or by the drag effect of ice moving over weak strata. Deformation could have occurred during the last ice advance or earlier, probably in a single period of deformation, but whether the ground was frozen at the time is not evident. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic glacier* University of Calgary Journal Hosting Canada Liverpool Bay ENVELOPE(-130.900,-130.900,69.600,69.600) Nicholson ENVELOPE(78.236,78.236,-68.612,-68.612) Nicholson Peninsula ENVELOPE(-128.974,-128.974,69.925,69.925) ARCTIC 9 4 |
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Two excellent examples of sediments deformed by glacier ice occur on Nicholson Peninsula, Mackenzie District (Liverpool Bay, 69 54 N, 129 W). Sediments, topography and structure of the Peninsula are described. Altitudes in the hilly northern half attain 200-300 ft. above sea level, whereas those in the south rarely exceed 30 ft. The hills were formed either by glacier ice moved against a topographic obstruction, resulting in a large push moraine, or by the drag effect of ice moving over weak strata. Deformation could have occurred during the last ice advance or earlier, probably in a single period of deformation, but whether the ground was frozen at the time is not evident. |
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Deformation by Glacier-Ice at Nicholson Peninsula, N.W.T., Canada |
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Deformation by Glacier-Ice at Nicholson Peninsula, N.W.T., Canada |
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Deformation by Glacier-Ice at Nicholson Peninsula, N.W.T., Canada |
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Deformation by Glacier-Ice at Nicholson Peninsula, N.W.T., Canada |
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Deformation by Glacier-Ice at Nicholson Peninsula, N.W.T., Canada |
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deformation by glacier-ice at nicholson peninsula, n.w.t., canada |
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