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Northernmost Labrador, mapped from the air,, by Alexander Forbes, with contributions by O.M. Miller, N.E. Odell and Ernst C. Abbe

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Northernmost Labrador, mapped from the air,

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by Alexander Forbes, with contributions by O.M. Miller, N.E. Odell and Ernst C. Abbe

Special publications, no. 22

Expeditions of 1931, 1932 & 1935

Foreword / Roland L. Redmond -- Preface / Alexander Forbes -- Narrative / Alexander Forbes -- Plans and Preparations -- The Labrador Coast -- The people of Labrador -- Earlier explorations in Northern Labrador -- Earlier maps and charts -- Development of plans for the Expedition of 1931 -- The Expedition of 1931, 1932, and 1935 -- Personnel and Equipment of the Expedition of 1931 -- Aerial photography and planes -- Geology and botany -- Crew of the "Ramah" -- The "Ramah" -- Navigational equipment and tide gauge -- Provisions -- The Expedition of 1931: The Journey North -- Boston to Indian Harbor -- Indian Harbor to Hopedale -- Hopedale to Hebron -- Hebron to Ramah Bay -- Ramah Bay to Our Base in Kangalaksiorvik Fiord -- The Expedition of 1931: Surveying operations about Kangalaksiorvik Fiord -- Preparations for the survey -- Establishment of Ground Control -- Photographic Flights -- Taking soundings -- Explorations in the Interior -- Reconnaissance flight to Ryan's Bay -- Excursions near Kangalaksiorvik Fiord -- Last days at Kangalaksiorvik Fiord -- The Expedition of 1931: Northward to Ekortiarsuk Fiord -- Kangalaksiorvik Fiord to Ryan's Bay -- Ryan's Bay to Ekortiarsuk Fiord -- Explorations and Surveys near Ekortiarsuk Fiord -- The Expedition of 1931: The Journey Home -- Ekortiarsuk Fiord to Nachvak Fiord -- Nackvak Fiord to Nain -- Nain to Indian Harbor -- Indian Harbor to Boston -- Work on the Topographical Map -- The Expedition of 1932 -- Plans for the Expedition -- A search for a Lost Plane -- The Zavorah -- A flight into the Interior -- Surveying Operations -- A disabled Plane if found -- The flight to Cape Chidley, 1935 -- Plans and equipment for the Flight -- Boston to Hebron -- Hebron to Nachvak Lake -- Nachvak Lake to Port Burwell -- The Flight over Cape Chidley and Return to Hebron -- Hebron to Boston -- Some general notes on Labrador -- Weather conditions -- Ice conditions -- Difficulties of Radio Communication -- Mosquitoes and black flies -- Possibilities for tourist cruises -- The Future of Labrador -- The Mapping of Northernmost Labrador / O.M. Miller -- History of the method -- Outline of work on the Labrador Map -- Instruments and methods -- The American Geographical Society's Photogoniometer -- The Single-Eyepiece plotting instrument -- Resection methods as at present developed -- Extension of control -- Field work in Labrador -- Accuracy and speed of the office work -- The Geology and Physiography of Northernmost Labrador / N.E. Odell -- The Geological structure and its relations to the present landscape -- The Torngats -- General geology of the Torngat Mountains -- The coastal ranges of the Torngats -- Mt. Razorback and Southward -- The Southern Torngats -- The Interior Range of the Torngats -- Structure and morphology of the Torngat Region -- The evolution of the present relief of the Torngat Region -- The Kaumajet Mountains -- The Kiglapait Mountains -- The Great Ice Age and its effects -- Onset of the Great Ice Sheet -- The Late-Glacial and Postglacial Subepochs -- Glacial features in the Kaumajets -- Glacial features in the Kiglapaits -- Elevated Shore Lines -- Phytogeographical observations in Northernmost Labrador / Ernst C. Abbe -- Earlier Botanical studies -- Mountaintop plants of Northernmost Labrador -- Contemporary conditions affecting the Flora -- Historical conditions affecting Flora -- Did plants survive the last glaciation on ice-foes areas? -- The question of Nunataks -- Other ice-free areas -- Theory of postglacial migration of plants into the region -- The Phytogeographic significance of Endemics -- Summary -- Appendix I. An impression of Northernmost Labrador as viewed from the air / Ernest C. Abbe -- Appendix II. Notes on Place Names / Alexander Forbes -- Index -- In accompanying slip case Map of Northernmost Labrador, 6 sheets -- Navigational Notes on the Labrador Coast / Alexander Forbes