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The Whitehorse escarpment

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/20386566
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  1. National Research Council of Canada
FormatText, Technical Report
Physical description68 p.
Abstract
Whitehorse, capital of the Yukon Territory, airport is located on a large plateau located immediately to the west of the town but at an elevation of about 200 feet above the river flats on which Whitehorse itself is located. Between the airport and the town is a steeply sloped escarpment, once well wooded. This report is concerned with the damage which has been done to this escarpment in the last fifteen years, the report making certain recommendations regarding the rehabilitation of this important natural feature.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada
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  • Report (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research), no. DBR-R-136 (1 June 1959).
LanguageEnglish
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NRC numberNRCC 31201
NRC-IRC-1399
NPARC number20386566
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