Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada

This is the only book to focus on the geomorphological landscapes of Canada West. It outlines the little-appreciated diversity of Canada's landscapes, and the nature of the geomorphological landscape, which deserves wider publicity. Three of the most important geomorphological facts related to Canada are that 90% of its total area emerged from ice-sheet cover relatively recently, from a geological perspective; permafrost underlies 50% of its landmass...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319830899
• ISBN13: 9783319830896
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 435 Pages