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Dusan,
going from memory of the years I lived there:-
Glacial outwash deposits are common throughout the valley and provide =
some extensive areas of coarse soils. They are believed to be the source =
of the wind-blown sands and loess found in the Kingston -Greenwood area. =
According to locals the steep sand hill that you must climb on the =
Highway 101 from Aylesford to Kingston is the largest stabilized sand =
dune in the Province. If you go to the Natural History of Nova Scotia =
website and look at Theme Region 610, you will see some of this.
Hope this helps,
John Belbin - Hantsport
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From: Dusan Soudek=20
To: NatureNS=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 8:39 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] Annapolis Valley "sandhills?"
Last week I had a chance to canoe the upper Annapolis River, from =
Aylesford to Kingston. Again, I was impressed by the depth and extent of =
the sandy deposits through which the river meanders in much of this =
stretch. Almost the entire "sandhills" area is covered by a thin veneer =
of soil and by vegetation. The sand is visible only where its cover has =
been disturbed on roads or in sandpits. It is best viewed from the =
river, where in places there are 20 - 30 foot vertical sandy banks.=20
What exactly created this massive sand deposit? The continental =
glacier? A post-glacial lake? The ocean? Do these 'sandhills' have a =
formal name? Any good references on them?=20
Dusan Soudek
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Dusan,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>going from memory of the years I lived=20
there:-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Glacial outwash deposits are common =
throughout the=20
valley and provide some extensive areas of coarse soils. They are =
believed to be=20
the source of the wind-blown sands and loess found in the Kingston =
-Greenwood=20
area. According to locals the steep sand hill that you must climb on the =
Highway=20
101 from Aylesford to Kingston is the largest stabilized sand dune in =
the=20
Province. If you go to the Natural History of Nova Scotia website and =
look at=20
Theme Region 610, you will see some of this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hope this helps,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>John Belbin - Hantsport</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Annapolis =
Valley=20
"sandhills?"</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4> Last week I had a chance to =
canoe the=20
upper Annapolis River, from Aylesford to Kingston. Again, I was =
impressed by=20
the depth and extent of the sandy deposits through which the river =
meanders in=20
much of this stretch. Almost the entire "sandhills" area is covered by =
a thin=20
veneer of soil and by vegetation. The sand is visible only where its =
cover has=20
been disturbed on roads or in sandpits. It is best viewed from the =
river,=20
where in places there are 20 - 30 foot vertical sandy=20
banks. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> What exactly created this =
massive sand=20
deposit? The continental glacier? A post-glacial lake? The ocean? Do =
these=20
'sandhills' have a formal name? Any good references on them? =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> Dusan Soudek</FONT></DIV>
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