Borehole «Swimming Pt1 91GSC1» (at site «Mackenzie Delta», Canada) inactive

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Permafrost Setting

Permafrost Thickness m
Permafrost Zone Discontinuous

Environmental Setting

Vegetation Type Shrub Tundra
Vegetation Shrub Tundra
Hydrology
Landform Outwash terrace, may be late glacial (>10Ka) or much older (early Wisconsinan)
Lithology 1m organic sand over 3m gravel, over sand low to medium ice content
Morphology Top of hill or ridge. Local relief: 10m
Description
Slope 1°
Aspect 135°
Prior Records ../04/1991, continuing occasionally

Description

Adjacent active layer monitoring site, borehole and surface geophysics, cable broken in ... [more]

Measurement Method

Drilling

Drilling Method Shot hole, air rotary
Date Drilled 1991-01-01
Depth 30 m
Drilling Angle 90°
Diameter cm
Deepest Sensor 30 m

Accessibility

Type Helicopter or snowmobile. Winter road
Distance From Road 2000 m

Disturbance(s)

Disturbance no disturbance
Distance m
Disturbance (Other)
Distance m

Contact(s)

Responsible Person
Mark Nixon ORCID
Geological Survey of Canada (GSV)
601 Booth St.,
Ontario, K1A 0E8 Ottawa
Canada

Location

Elevation: 16.4 m.a.s.l.
Latitude, Longitude: 69.10833°, -134.39889°
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How to cite this borehole

Mark Nixon, Margo Burgess, Sharon Smith: Permafrost Temperature (PT) at «Swimming Pt1 91GSC1» (Canada). Code: 91GSC1, GTN-P PID: pt/152.
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Entry created: 2024-08-21 12:14, Entry last modified: 2026-05-15 11:44 – Time Zone: UTC/GMT -07:00
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