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WAG-Qaumajuq Archives & Special Collections

FondsRichard Moskal fonds
Series2023.62 - Ellef Ringnes Island Expedition
File2023.62 - Slide Images
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Item2023.62.125 - General topographic view of area around Isachsen, showing summer erosion.
Item2023.62.126 - Denis St Onge and Richard Moskal and two fellow scientists on field expedition around Isachsen area. Note the fellow with found musk ox horns. Not sure where he found them as there is little vegetation on the island for animals to live on. Geographic Branch flag flying in the background.
Item2023.62.127 - Denis St Onge taking field notes at Louise Bay, south of Isachsen.
Item2023.62.128 - Meltwater streams eroding the landscape and flowing into the sea, ie Louise Bay. Note in the picture, a "pingo". Very visible on aerial photos, but no known field pictures, prior to this.
Item2023.62.129 - Coloured mosses and lichens.
Item2023.62.130 - Arctic yellow poppies, with ring belonging to Denis St Onge. The sun's warm rays quickly open the flower buds, but the flower is short lived.
Item2023.62.131 - Another arctic flower, name unknown. A nice bright red hue.
Item2023.62.132 - Constructing an anchor hole in the permafrost for support lines to an aerial communication tower at Isachsen. A hot air "steam jenny" was used to bore into frozen soil and permafrost.
Item2023.62.133 - General view of topography and land forms on Ellef Ringnes Island, Isachsen area. Much erosion evident in the summer months and difficult to traverse.
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