ADAPT Project data

Bylot Island

Measurement site

Latitude

73.15039

Longitude

-80.00474

Altitude (m)

Site description

Subsite: Humid zone / Surficial geology: Poorly consolidated sandstone and shale (Lancaster formation). Cretaceous/Tertiary periods. Ice wedge polygons over peat and eolian sand (Allard, 1996)
Subsite: Mesic zone / Surficial geology: Hummocky terrain. Slight downward slope (