Baffin Island Expedition, 1953: A Preliminary Field Report
Contains description and brief summaries of results of the second Baffin Island Expedition of the Arctic Institute of North America, May-Sept. 1953. The 13-man party carried out a program in the Penny Highland region of Cumberland Peninsula, centering on Pangnirtung Pass. Glaciological work on the P...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66927 2023-05-15T14:19:21+02:00 Baffin Island Expedition, 1953: A Preliminary Field Report Baird, P.D. Ward, W.H. Rothlisberger, H. Orvig, S. Bonnlander, B.H. Kidd, D.J. Thompson, H.R. Watson, A. Schwarzenbach, F.H. Marmet, J. Thomson, J.A. Weber, J.R. 1953-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66927 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66927/50840 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66927 ARCTIC; Vol. 6 No. 4 (1953): December: 225–288; 226-251 1923-1245 0004-0843 Plant collections info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1953 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:42Z Contains description and brief summaries of results of the second Baffin Island Expedition of the Arctic Institute of North America, May-Sept. 1953. The 13-man party carried out a program in the Penny Highland region of Cumberland Peninsula, centering on Pangnirtung Pass. Glaciological work on the Penny Icecap and Highway Glacier included studies of glacier physics, seismic work, and meteorological observations on bedrock geology and structure are given. Corrie formation and the geomorphology of Pangnirtung Pass were studied. Specimens of local fauna were collected and biological studies of some species were made. Comparisons of the vegetation of Penny Highland and East and North Greenland were made through extensive plant collections. Eight peaks were climbed and their altitudes determined. A list of 17 new names approved by the Canadian Board on Geographical Names is appended. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Institute of North America Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Cumberland Peninsula glacier Greenland North Greenland The Arctic Institute University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Baffin Island Cumberland Peninsula ENVELOPE(-64.497,-64.497,66.501,66.501) Greenland Highway Glacier ENVELOPE(-65.044,-65.044,66.735,66.735) Pangnirtung ENVELOPE(-65.707,-65.707,66.145,66.145) ARCTIC 6 4 |
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Contains description and brief summaries of results of the second Baffin Island Expedition of the Arctic Institute of North America, May-Sept. 1953. The 13-man party carried out a program in the Penny Highland region of Cumberland Peninsula, centering on Pangnirtung Pass. Glaciological work on the Penny Icecap and Highway Glacier included studies of glacier physics, seismic work, and meteorological observations on bedrock geology and structure are given. Corrie formation and the geomorphology of Pangnirtung Pass were studied. Specimens of local fauna were collected and biological studies of some species were made. Comparisons of the vegetation of Penny Highland and East and North Greenland were made through extensive plant collections. Eight peaks were climbed and their altitudes determined. A list of 17 new names approved by the Canadian Board on Geographical Names is appended. |
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Baird, P.D. Ward, W.H. Rothlisberger, H. Orvig, S. Bonnlander, B.H. Kidd, D.J. Thompson, H.R. Watson, A. Schwarzenbach, F.H. Marmet, J. Thomson, J.A. Weber, J.R. |
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Baird, P.D. Ward, W.H. Rothlisberger, H. Orvig, S. Bonnlander, B.H. Kidd, D.J. Thompson, H.R. Watson, A. Schwarzenbach, F.H. Marmet, J. Thomson, J.A. Weber, J.R. |
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Baffin Island Expedition, 1953: A Preliminary Field Report |
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Baffin Island Expedition, 1953: A Preliminary Field Report |
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Baffin Island Expedition, 1953: A Preliminary Field Report |
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Baffin Island Expedition, 1953: A Preliminary Field Report |
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Baffin Island Expedition, 1953: A Preliminary Field Report |
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baffin island expedition, 1953: a preliminary field report |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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1953 |
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ENVELOPE(-64.497,-64.497,66.501,66.501) ENVELOPE(-65.044,-65.044,66.735,66.735) ENVELOPE(-65.707,-65.707,66.145,66.145) |
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Arctic Baffin Island Cumberland Peninsula Greenland Highway Glacier Pangnirtung |
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Arctic Baffin Island Cumberland Peninsula Greenland Highway Glacier Pangnirtung |
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Arctic Arctic Institute of North America Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Cumberland Peninsula glacier Greenland North Greenland The Arctic Institute |
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Arctic Arctic Institute of North America Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Cumberland Peninsula glacier Greenland North Greenland The Arctic Institute |
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