Geology, tectonic assemblage map of Quttinirpaaq, part of northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut

Abstract

This map and the related geodatabase illustrate the bedrock geology of part of northern Ellesmere Island including Quttinirpaaq National Park. Major features of the area include: Pearya Terrane; volcanic, deep water and shelf facies of the Clements Markham, Hazen and Central Ellesmere fold belts; rift-related Upper Paleozoic strata; post-rift Permian and Mesozoic strata of Sverdrup basin; and Paleogene strata associated with the Eurekan Orogeny and fault displacements within and bordering Nares Strait.