Fermont A Design for Subarctic Living

Quebec-Labrador is a vast and barren territory, hostile to life. A meagre 10 to 12 cm of poor soil rests on top of sand, permafrost, or rock, and is covered by yellow-brown caribou moss. The wealth of this immense territory rests not on its soil but in its rich mineral deposits. In Quebec-Labrador,...

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Published inCanada's Changing North p. 310
Main Author WILLIAM O’MAHONY
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published MQUP 27.08.2003
Subjects
Agricultural sciences
Agriculture
Agrology
Applied arts
Applied sciences
Architecture
Arts
Biological sciences
Buildings
Business
Commercial buildings
Earth sciences
Engineering
Extractive industries
Ferrous minerals
Frozen soils
Geology
Houses
Housing
Human geography
Industrial sectors
Industry
Metropolitan areas
Mineralogy
Minerals
Mining industries
Permafrost
Physical sciences
Political geography
Prefabricated buildings
Residential buildings
Shelters
Social sciences
Soil physics
Soil temperature regimes
Towns
Transportation
Vehicle components
Vehicles
Windshields
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Summary:Quebec-Labrador is a vast and barren territory, hostile to life. A meagre 10 to 12 cm of poor soil rests on top of sand, permafrost, or rock, and is covered by yellow-brown caribou moss. The wealth of this immense territory rests not on its soil but in its rich mineral deposits. In Quebec-Labrador, iron ore formations range from towering mountainous outcrops to deep deposits that sink 300 m or more underground. This is the “brown gold” that has drawn man to the northlands and cast its lure over investors and miners alike, in spite of an eight-month winter and the
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