Glacier Inventory of Canada - Axel Heiberg Island, Northwest Territories (area 4644) / C.S.L. Ommanney.: En36-515/37E-PDF
"Axel Heiberg Island (80°N, 90°W) has been used as a pilot study for the first Canadian glacier inventory report for the International Hydrological Decade. The island has 1121 glaciers which cover 11,735 km 2 , or 31 per cent of the land area, and which have an estimated volume of 3,222 km3 of ice. Basic data for each glacier are presented as a computer printout and referenced to a set of index maps. Details of the physiography, climate and history of the island, as well as source materials and procedures used, are discussed"--Abstract.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. Canada. Inland Waters Branch. Canada. Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. |
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| Title | Glacier Inventory of Canada - Axel Heiberg Island, Northwest Territories (area 4644) / C.S.L. Ommanney. |
| Series title | Technical bulletin ; no. 37 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographical references. Includes preface and abstract in French. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources, Inland Waters Branch, 1969. |
| Author / Contributor | Ommanney, C. Simon L., 1942- |
| Description | x, 97 p. : ill. |
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| Subject terms | Glaciers |
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