Articles | Volume 19, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1695-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1695-2025
Research article
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25 Apr 2025
Research article |  | 25 Apr 2025

Glacial ring forms on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada

Shannon M. Hibbard, Gordon R. Osinski, Etienne Godin, Chimira Andres, Antero Kukko, Shawn Chartrand, Anna Grau Galofre, A. Mark Jellinek, and Wendy Boucher

Data sets

Ground Penetrating Radar of Mokka Fjord Ring Forms, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada S. Hibbard and G. Osinski https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15178607

Digital Elevation Model and Hillshade of Mokka Fjord Ring Forms on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada S. Hibbard et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15185014

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Short summary
This study investigates enigmatic ring forms found on Axel Heiberg Island (Umingmat Nunaat) in Nunavut, Canada. These ring forms comprised a series of ridges and troughs creating individual rings or brain-like patterns. We aim to identify how they form and assess the past climate conditions necessary for their formation. We use surface and subsurface observations and comparisons to other periglacial and glacial ring forms to infer a formation mechanism and propose a glacial origin. 
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