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Canadian Landscapes Fact Sheets
The theme-based fact sheets will give you an overview of the entire Canadian Landscapes collection. They are available in PDF format (printer friendly), and are very suited for educators and students.
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Glacial Meltwater Landforms
A melting ice sheet produces a huge amount of water that runs off the ice or forms lakes in front of it. Several distinctive landforms and sediments are produced by meltwater. Download [PDF, 2.6 Mb, viewer]
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Moraines
Glaciers carry and deposit debris that they erode from what they flow over. At the edge of the ice, some of this debris is deposited in moraines; other types of moraines form under or on top of melting ice. Download [PDF, 4.9 Mb, viewer]
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For more photos with geological explanations, explore the Canadian Landscapes photo collection.
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