Our writer spent 30 hours traveling with arctic wolves and gained a new appreciation for these predators of the tundra.
Within fjords along the northwest coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, are several types of ice shelves. Three types have been recognized: sea ice, such as the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf; glacier, such as the Milne Ice Shelf; and composite, such as the Alfred Ernest Ice Shelf. Ice plugs, such ...
Paleontological Society ( LOWER DEVONIAN ) OF ELLESMERE ISLAND , ARCTIC CANADAFormation, FlordDevonian, LowerStearn, Colin WMay, No
The occurrence of Presbyornis above the Arctic Circle in the Eocene could be the result of annual migration like that of its living duck and geese relatives, or it may have been a year-round resident similar to some Eocene mammals on Ellesmere and some extant species of sea ducks. Gastor...
Remote sensing of a high-Arctic, local dust event over Lake Hazen (Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada)Local dust plumeArctic-adapted remote sensing techniques fordust detectionDust optical propertiesDrainage windHigh ArcticLake HazenA dust plume rising to a maximum altitude of about 1 km above the ...
The Devonian Carbonate-Clastic Sequence on Southwest Ellesmere Island, Arctic CanadaMeasurements of numerous stratigraphic sections, coupled with published information, indicate that the Devonian Blue Fiord and Bird Fiord formations are a prograding carbonate sequence which grades upward into the silici-...
Mehrphasige Eurekan-Deformation entlang der Vendom-Fiord-Störungszone in Süd-Ellesmere-Island (kanadische Arktis) und ihre mögliche Beziehung zur Wegener-Störung Authors: von Gosen, Werner; Piepjohn, Karsten; Reinhardt, Lutz Source: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften...
Ellesmere Island, largest island of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Baffin region, Nunavut territory, Canada, located off the northwest coast of Greenland. The island is believed to have been visited by Vikings in the 10th century. It was seen in 1616 by th
Barbeau Peak, on northern Ellesmere Island, is the territory’s highest point, reaching an elevation of 8,583 feet (2,616 meters). Much of the archipelago is permanently covered in snow and ice, especially in the north and east. Climate ClimateA polar bear standing on melting sea ice at...
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