ABSTRACT: Quaternary geology of Boothia Peninsula and northern District of Keewatin, central Canadian Arctic

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This final report, which is the companion of a report on the Quaternary geology of Somerset Island (Dyke, in press), describes the surface materials of the study area with the aid of Map 1570A, discusses the attributes of these materials that could be of possible future economic concern, and summarizes the record of glacial and sea level fluctuations. ... The most important conclusion regarding the Quaternary history of the region is that, during the late Wisconsin maximum, a major ice dome (M'Clintock Dome) was centred over M'Clintock Channel, which is situated to the west of the map area and to the east of Victoria Island. In developing this conclusion, aspects of the Quaternary geology of Prince of Wales Island, King William Island, Victoria Island, and Melville Island are considered. Aspects of the Quaternary geology of the Foxe Basin region and of central District of Keewatin are discussed in an examination of the relationship of theM'Clintock Dome and its ice divide to the Foxe Dome and to the Keewatin Ice Divide. Hence, although this report is concerned principally with the map area, it should be of interest to students of the Quaternary of Arctic Canada in general and to those dealing with reconstructing the dynamics of the Laurentide Ice Sheet.

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