Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada write by Olav Slaymaker. This book was released on 2016-12-01. Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the only book to focus on the geomorphological landscapes of Canada West. It outlines the little-appreciated diversity of Canada’s landscapes, and the nature of the geomorphological landscape, which deserves wider publicity. Three of the most important geomorphological facts related to Canada are that 90% of its total area emerged from ice-sheet cover relatively recently, from a geological perspective; permafrost underlies 50% of its landmass and the country enjoys the benefits of having three oceans as its borders: the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Canada West is a land of extreme contrasts — from the rugged Cordillera to the wide open spaces of the Prairies; from the humid west-coast forests to the semi-desert in the interior of British Columbia and from the vast Mackenzie river system of the to small, steep, cascading streams on Vancouver Island. The thickest Canadian permafrost is found in the Yukon and extensive areas of the Cordillera are underlain by sporadic permafrost side-by-side with the never-glaciated plateaus of the Yukon. One of the curiosities of Canada West is the presence of volcanic landforms, extruded through the ice cover of the late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs, which have also left a strong imprint on the landscape. The Mackenzie and Fraser deltas provide the contrast of large river deltas, debouching respectively into the Arctic and Pacific oceans.
Landscapes and Landforms of Eastern Canada
Landscapes and Landforms of Eastern Canada - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Landscapes and Landforms of Eastern Canada write by Olav Slaymaker. This book was released on 2020-02-13. Landscapes and Landforms of Eastern Canada available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This critical book focuses on the geomorphological landscapes of eastern Canada and provides a companion volume to “Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada” (2017). There are a number of unique characteristics of eastern Canada’s landscapes, notably its magnificent coastlines, the extraordinary variety and extent of wetlands, the huge Great Lakes-St. Lawrence basin, the high incidence of meteorite craters, the spectacular Niagara Falls, urban karst in Montreal and Ottawa, youthful, glaciated karst in Ontario, Newfoundland, Quebec and Nova Scotia, the ubiquitous permafrost terrain of Nunavut, Labrador and northern Quebec and the magnificent arctic fjords and glaciers. Looking at coastlines, the tidal extremes of the Bay of Fundy are world renowned; the structural complexity of the island of Newfoundland is less well known, but produces an astounding variety of coastlines in close succession; the arctic fjordlands of Baffin and Ellesmere islands and the extravagant raised beaches of Hudson Bay bear comparison with the classic fjords of Norway and the Baltic Sea raised beaches. As for wetlands, there are distinctive Arctic, Subarctic, Boreal, Eastern Temperate and Atlantic wetlands, and their extent is second only to those of Russia. In the Hudson and James Bay regions, between 75-100% of the terrestrial surface is comprised of wetlands. One of North America’s largest river basins, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence basin, has its source in Minnesota, straddles the USA-Canada border and debouches into Quebec as the St. Lawrence River and evolves through its estuary into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a journey of almost 5,000 km. As far as meteorite craters are concerned, 10% of the world’s total are located in eastern Canada, including some of the largest and most complex landforms. They are preserved preferentially in the ancient Shield terrain of Quebec. Finally, the three million km2 of permafrost controlled relief in eastern Canada serves as a reminder of the vulnerability of eastern Canada’s landscapes to climate change. Effects of warming are expressed through thawing of the permafrost, disruption of transportation corridors and urban construction problems, ever-present geomorphic hazards.
Regional Landscapes of the US and Canada
Regional Landscapes of the US and Canada - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Regional Landscapes of the US and Canada write by Stephen S. Birdsall. This book was released on 2017-01-17. Regional Landscapes of the US and Canada available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Extensively praised, Regional Landscapes of the US and Canada, 8th Edition is known for providing general readers with an excellent introduction to major geographic concepts and fundamental themes. The new eighth edition builds on this proven success, presenting updated and revised material. Anyone interested in the geography of Canada and the US will find this a valuable, accessible resource.
The Natural Landscapes of Canada
The Natural Landscapes of Canada - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Natural Landscapes of Canada write by John Brian Bird. This book was released on 1980. The Natural Landscapes of Canada available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A Directory of Basic Information Sources for Studies in Land Use History and Landscape Change in the Mountain Areas of Western Canada
A Directory of Basic Information Sources for Studies in Land Use History and Landscape Change in the Mountain Areas of Western Canada - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Directory of Basic Information Sources for Studies in Land Use History and Landscape Change in the Mountain Areas of Western Canada write by John Marsh. This book was released on 1970. A Directory of Basic Information Sources for Studies in Land Use History and Landscape Change in the Mountain Areas of Western Canada available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
