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One of the larger members of the Arctic Archipelago, Southampton Island is part of the Kivalliq Region in Nunavut, Canada. The area of the island is stated as 41,214 km 2 (15,913 sq mi) by Statistics Canada. [4] It is the 34th largest island in the world and Canada's ninth largest island.
Map showing geological formations related to the Canadian Cascade Arc. The Chilcotin Group, also called the Chilcotin Plateau Basalts, is a large area of basaltic lava that forms a volcanic plateau running parallel with the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt in south-central British Columbia, Canada.
Geologic map of North America. The geology of North America is a subject of regional geology and covers the North American continent, the third-largest in the world. Geologic units and processes are investigated on a large scale to reach a synthesized picture of the geological development of the continent. The divisions of regional geology are ...
Superficial deposits (or surficial deposits [1]) refer to geological deposits typically of Quaternary age (less than 2.6 million years old) for the Earth. These geologically recent unconsolidated sediments may include stream channel and floodplain deposits, beach sands, talus gravels and glacial drift and moraine .
Geologic units and processes are investigated on a large scale to reach a synthesized picture of the geological development of the country. Geologically, Canada is one of the oldest regions in the world, with more than half of the region consisting of precambrian rocks that have been above sea level since the beginning of the Palaeozoic era. [1]
A geologic map or geological map is a special-purpose map made to show various geological features. Rock units or geologic strata are shown by color or symbols. Bedding planes and structural features such as faults , folds , are shown with strike and dip or trend and plunge symbols which give three-dimensional orientations features.
The Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) is an administrative Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry.It is responsible for documenting and communicating the Geology of Ontario, and manages the Abandoned Mines Information System (AMIS), the Ontario Assessment File Database (OAFD), the Ontario Drill Hole Database (ODHD), the Ontario Mineral ...
In contrast to neighboring Labrador, the island of Newfoundland is largely underlain by younger rocks. The Churchill, Nain, Superior and Grenville Province present in Labrador were all small continents or pieces of continental lithosphere that joined to form sections of the proto-North American continent Laurentia and the broad stable region known as the Canadian Shield.