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Geoscape Vancouver What's under our feet?
The figure to the left illustrates the earth materials you would encounter if you just kept digging in downtown Vancouver. The figure above is a simplified geological map of the Vancouver area, showing the distribution of different earth materials at the surface. Some areas covered with modern sediments are more susceptible to flooding and to damage during an earthquake than areas of compacted Ice Age sediments or bedrock. Much vital infrastructure has been built on these hazard-prone modern sediments.
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