Glacier Retreat

Glacier Retreat Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the successive stages in the retreat of the last ice sheet in North America in respect to coverage of the Canadian landmass. Included with the map are the speculative ice-marginal positions with approximate time in years before present and present day ice cover which is denoted as well as areas which were unglaciated during the last glaciation period. 2022-03-14 Natural Resources Canada geoinfo@nrcan.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentScience and Technologyglaciersice caps Download PDF English Source Identification file through HTTPPDF https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_4_ed/eng/doc/Atlas4thEditionSourcesEn.pdf Download the English JPG through HTTPJPG https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_4_ed/eng/environment/land/031_32.jpg Download the English PDF through HTTPPDF https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_4_ed/eng/environment/land/031_32.pdf Download PDF French Source Identification file through HTTPPDF https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_4_ed/fra/doc/Atlas4thEditionSourcesFr.pdf Download the French JPG through HTTPJPG https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_4_ed/fra/environment/land/031_32.jpg Download the French PDF through HTTPPDF https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_4_ed/fra/environment/land/031_32.pdf

Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the successive stages in the retreat of the last ice sheet in North America in respect to coverage of the Canadian landmass. Included with the map are the speculative ice-marginal positions with approximate time in years before present and present day ice cover which is denoted as well as areas which were unglaciated during the last glaciation period.

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