References and Links

The Atlas maps are composed of several layers of which there are two broad categories: thematic and base layers. Find below a description of each of the map layers. The layer source is included in the metadata.

Thematic Map Layers

Geological Provinces

This layer was taken from the CD-ROM: Geological Map of Canada - Map D1860A. This edition of the Geological Map of Canada is the latest produced by the Geological Survey of Canada. It shows the 18 different geological provinces in Canada and surrounding oceans, the main types of rocks and the era when they have been formed.

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Nunavut Populated Places

Location of Nunavut population. Data from the 1991 and 1996 Census, Statistics Canada. Data from the 1994 Northwest Territories Labour Force Survey (Northwest Territories Bureau of Statistics).

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Base Map Layers

Atlas of Canada Framework Layers

Base map components are features that provide a geographic context for the thematic data shown on Atlas of Canada maps. These features include rivers, lakes, administrative boundaries, populated places, roads and rail lines. All of the Atlas of Canada base map components are available for immediate free download in five scales and in a number of data exchange formats. The 1:7 500 000 and the 1:1 000 000 scale data are the primary base frameworks used for all Atlas of Canada 6th Edition online maps. You can download Atlas of Canada data from this Web page on GeoGratis.

Canada. Geological Survey of Canada. 1981. Geology and Canada. Adapted from Prospecting in Canada 4th edition by A.H. Lang, published in 1970.

Geological Society of America. The Geology of North America, 1988-1997. 11 vol.

Nunavut Implementation Commission. 1995. Footprints in New Snow: A comprehensive Report from the Nunavut Implementation Commission to the Department of Indian and Northern Development, Government of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated Concerning the Establishment of the Nunavut Government. Iqaluit, Northwest Territories. 263 pp.

Wheeler, J.O. 1997. About the Geology of Canada. Text from the Geological Map of Canada , 1860 A published by the Geological Survey of Canada.