Marine delta and suspended sediment plume at the mouth of an outwash train

Location: Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada

Marine delta and suspended sediment plume at the mouth of an outwash train built in the valley of Aktineq Creek, which extends southeastward from the snout of Aktineq Glacier (B17). Aktineq Glacier can be seen in the upper right-hand corner of this view, which looks northward from an altitude of 700-1,000 m over Eclipse Sound in July 1993. This image is almost identical to image 0019.

Updated 04/08/2010 AW