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Page 1: Buried ice in the Richardson's – Remnant Laurentide ice or meltwater?

Buried ice in the Richardson's –Buried ice in the Richardson's –Remnant Laurentide ice or Remnant Laurentide ice or meltwater?meltwater?

Lacelle, D., 2002.Lacelle, D., 2002.Origin and preservation of buried ice in theOrigin and preservation of buried ice in theRichardson Mountains, NWT, Canada.Richardson Mountains, NWT, Canada.MSc Thesis, University of OttawaMSc Thesis, University of Ottawa..

Lacelle, D. Lauriol, B. Clark, I.D. and Bjornson, J., 2002.Lacelle, D. Lauriol, B. Clark, I.D. and Bjornson, J., 2002.In preparation, In preparation, Canadian J. Earth ScCanadian J. Earth Sc..

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Dashed line= LGM

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1818O profilesO profiles

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Genesis of ground iceGenesis of ground ice

Rampton, V.N., 1974.