Canada Basin - Wikipedia
The Canada Basin is a deep oceanic basin within the Arctic Ocean. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] It is part of the Amerasian Basin and lies off the coast of Alaska and northwest Canada between the Chukchi Plateau north of Alaska and the Alpha Ridge north of Ellesmere Island.
Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin - Wikipedia
The Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) [1] [2] underlies 1.4 million square kilometres (540,000 sq mi) of Western Canada including southwestern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan, Alberta, northeastern British Columbia and the southwest corner of the Northwest Territories.
Canada Basin revealed | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Dec 3, 2012 · More than 15,000 line-km of new regional seismic reflection and refraction data in the western Arctic Ocean provide insights into the tectonic and sedimentologic history of Canada Basin, permitting development of new geologic understanding in one of Earth's last frontiers.
Canada Basin | submarine basin, Arctic Ocean | Britannica
…the Arctic Ocean is the Canada Basin, which extends approximately 700 miles from the Beaufort Shelf to the Alpha Cordillera. The smooth basin floor slopes gently from east to west, where it is interrupted by regions of sea knolls.
Age of the Canada Basin, Arctic Ocean: Indications From …
Nov 22, 2019 · We identify the crustal age of the Canada Basin through the amplitude, shape, and pairs of the magnetic lineations. We discuss the relationships between seafloor spreading of the Canada Basin and regional unconformities along the margins of the Canada Basin.
Canada Basin revealed - USGS Publications Warehouse
More than 15,000 line-km of new regional seismic reflection and refraction data in the western Arctic Ocean provide insights into the tectonic and sedimentologic history of Canada Basin, permitting development of new geologic understanding in one of Earth's last frontiers.
Canada Basin | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Canada Basin. Perennial sea-ice cover over much of Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean has hampered geoscientific studies, but concerted efforts over the past decade– particularly with the use of two ice-breakers working collaboratively – has led to new seismic and sample acquisitions.
Canada Basin - SpringerLink
Jun 12, 2018 · Canada Basin forms the largest, deepest, and oldest portion of the subregion of the Arctic Ocean basin known as Amerasia Basin (Fig. 10.1). It largely lies between about 110 o W and 180° longitude and 70° to 80 o N latitude.
Cave and Basin National Historic Site - Wikipedia
The Cave and Basin was formally declared a National Historic Site in 1981. Canada's national parks system celebrated its centennial in 1985, on the anniversary of the order-in-council that established the original reserve around the Cave and Basin. On 20 August of that year, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and consort of the Queen of Canada ...
Canada Basin | The Arctic Ocean Region - GeoScienceWorld
The Canada Basin, 1,600 km long and 650 to 1,050 km wide, is an extensive area of moderately deep water lying in the Amerasia sector of the Arctic Ocean (Fig. 1 and Plate 1). Unlike many other ocean basins, it is poorly understood.