Glacial geomorphology of the northwest Laurentide Ice Sheet on the northern Interior Plains and western Canadian Shield, Canada

Dulfer, Helen E.; Stoker, Benjamin J.; Margold, Martin; Stokes, Chris R.

doi:10.1080/17445647.2023.2181714

Glacial geomorphology of the northwest Laurentide Ice Sheet on the northern Interior Plains and western Canadian Shield, Canada

Dulfer, Helen E.; Stoker, Benjamin J.; Margold, Martin; Stokes, Chris R.

Authors

Helen E. Dulfer

Benjamin J. Stoker

Martin Margold

Professor Chris Stokes c.r.stokes@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

The majority of the Northwest Territories of mainland Canada was covered by the Laurentide Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum. The increasing coverage of high resolution remotely sensed data provides new opportunities to map the glacial geomorphology and study the glacial history of this remote location. Here we present a comprehensive map of glacial landforms within the northern Interior Plains and adjacent areas of the Canadian Shield, comprising around 6% of the Laurentide Ice Sheet bed. Twelve landform types were mapped from the high resolution ArcticDEM: ice flow parallel lineations, subglacial ribs, crevasse-squeeze ridges, major and minor moraine crests, hummocky terrain complexes and ridges, shear margin moraines, major, minor and lateral and submarginal meltwater channels, esker ridges and complexes, glaciofluvial complexes, perched deltas, raised shorelines and aeolian dunes. Together, these landforms provide a record of the highly dynamic behaviour of the northwest sector of the Laurentide Ice Sheet.

Citation

Dulfer, H. E., Stoker, B. J., Margold, M., & Stokes, C. R. (2023). Glacial geomorphology of the northwest Laurentide Ice Sheet on the northern Interior Plains and western Canadian Shield, Canada. Journal of Maps, 19(1), Article 2181714. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2023.2181714

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Feb 11, 2023
Online Publication Date	Mar 1, 2023
Publication Date	2023
Deposit Date	Mar 20, 2023
Publicly Available Date	Mar 24, 2023
Journal	Journal of Maps
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	19
Issue	1
Article Number	2181714
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2023.2181714
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1178458

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