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References and Links
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References and Links has information on the map sources, bibliographic references and links to related Web sites.
List of References and Links:
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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
- Drumlins
- Location of the drumlins in Canada from the last glaciation. Drumlins are elongated forms parallel to the direction of ice movement.
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- Eskers
- Location of eskers in Canada from the last glaciation. Eskers are sinuous ridges consisting of glacial material laid down by subglacial meltwater streams. Their orientation is generally parallel to ice flow.
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- Large Moraines
- Location of some moraines in Canada from the last glaciation (combine with moraine-line). Moraines are landforms made of the accumulation of glacial material and are built by the direct action of a glacier.
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- Moraines
- Location of some moraines in Canada from the last glaciation (combined with large moraines). Moraines are landforms made of the accumulation of glacial material and are built by the direct action of a glacier.
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- Surficial Materials
- This layer is part of the Map of Surficial Geology 1880A, from the Geological Survey of Canada. It portrays broad generic categories of surface material such as alluvial, lacustrine, marine and glacial. The units are subdivided according to different characteristics: texture, thickness and landform.
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- Wisconsinian Ice Limit
- Extent of the ice limit of the last glaciation.
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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.
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Fulton, R.J. (Scientific editor). 1989. Quaternary Geology of Canada and Greenland. Geological Survey of Canada, Geology of Canada Series; no. 1. Geological Society of America, Geology of North America Series; VOL. K-01.
Fulton, R.J. (ed.). 1984. Quaternary Stratigraphy of Canada. A Canadian Contribution to IGCP Project 24. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 84-10.
Sibrava, V., D.Q. Bowen and G.M. Richmond (eds.). 1986. Quaternary Glaciations in the Northern Hemisphere. Quaternary Science Reviews, The International Multidisciplinary Review Journal, Volume 5. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
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