Surface Materials

Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the general make up of surface materials. Along with the map is a list of terrain classifications denoted as bedrock, unconsolidated material (glacial deposits, boulders, alluvium, gravels, sands, silts, clays, weathered residual deposits, soils, organic terrain), bedrock outcrops, unconsolidated material and glacier ice.

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Title (French) Matériaux de surface
Update Frequency as_needed
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Sensitivity Level unrestricted
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Contact Email geoinfo@nrcan.gc.ca
Data Dictionary ["environment"]
Open Canada Date Published 1973-01-08 00:00:00
Open Canada Date Modified
Open Canada Subject ["nature_and_environment"]
Open Canada Keywords {"fr": ["géographie", "géologie", "géomorphologie", "sciences de la terre"], "en": ["earth sciences", "geography", "geology", "geomorphology"]}
Open Canada Collection geogratis
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