Thick tilted beds of segregated ice, Mackenzie Delta area, N.W.T.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26485/BP/1966/15/5Keywords:
ground ice, glacial deformations, PleistoceneAbstract
On Kendall and Garry Islands in northwestern Canada, deformed Pleistocene sediments contain large tilted ground-ice bodies. Structural and crystal fabric analysis suggests the ice originally formed horizontally and was tilted by glacial ice-thrust. These findings demonstrate the preservation of deformed ice in permafrost and provide insight into past glacial processes.
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