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Evolution of the Canadian Arctic Islands: A Transition between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans

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The Canadian Arctic Islands and nearby mainland areas (Fig. 1) form a physiographic transition between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Thus, the margins of two ocean basins are involved in this study.

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