CEN project
CU-RIV
Measurement site
Latitude
56.212
Longitude
-75.64827
Altitude (m)
188
Site location
Near Tasiujaq and CU-Pond lakes
Site description
Bedrock of gneiss and granite.
Surficial deposits of marine origin.
Predominantly coniferous with barren, lichen and moss.
Clean up site, old barrels lying around, probably contaminated. Used to be a closed pond, the the permafrost has since melted and the pond merged with the river. Thermokarst activity.
