Permafrost, Glaciers and Sea Ice (Nunavut)

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Nunavut’s cold climate makes it a territory consisting of mostly barren land and permafrost. Permafrost is soil or rocks whose temperature remains at or below the freezing point for a long period of time. Glaciers, a mass of snow and ice that does not melt from year to year prevail in the Innuitian Mountains. Permanent sea ice occurs in the northern part of the Arctic Ocean.

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Download the English JP2 File through HTTP Unknown https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_6_ed/eng/6633_permafrost_glaciers_sea_ice_nunavut.jp2
Download the English ZIP (PDF,JPG) file through HTTP ZIP https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_6_ed/eng/6633_permafrost_glaciers_sea_ice_nunavut.zip
Download the French JP2 File through HTTP Unknown https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_6_ed/fra/6633_pergelisol_glaciers_glace_marine_nunavut.jp2
Download the French ZIP (PDF, JPG) File through HTTP ZIP https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_6_ed/fra/6633_pergelisol_glaciers_glace_marine_nunavut.zip

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