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UNGAVA , an unorganized territory of the Dominion of See also:Canada, including the See also:north-western See also:side of the See also:peninsula of Labrador (q.v.), bounded by See also:Hudson See also:Bay on the W. as far S. as See also:East See also:Main See also:River; Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay on the N.; and with indefinite boundaries toward See also:Quebec on the S., and the See also:coast See also:strip of Labrador belonging to See also:Newfoundland on the E. The See also:area is estimated at 354,961 sq. m. Ungava includes much of the See also:lower portion of Labrador, with a rim of See also:recent marine deposits along its western coast, but the interior has the usual See also:character of See also:low rocky hills of Archean rocks, especially See also:granite and See also:gneiss, with a See also:long See also:band of little disturbed See also:iron-bearing rocks, resembling the Animikie, or Upper Huronian of the See also:Lake See also:Superior region, near its eastern side. Along Hudson Bay See also:shore there is a strip of similar rocks, and a long See also:row of small islands of the same See also:age, with See also:great sheets of See also:trap or See also:diabase forming the tops of the hills. The iron formation is widely spread. There is See also:evidence that Ungava, like the See also:rest of Labrador, has risen several See also:hundred feet since the See also:Ice Age, marine beaches being found up to 700 ft. on the Hudson Bay side; and it is interesting to find See also:seals like those of the adjoining seacoasts in the See also:Seal Lakes See also:loo m. inland and Boo ft. above the See also:present See also:sea-level. Owing to its northerly position a large See also:part of Ungava is treeless, and belongs to the barren grounds where caribou roam and feed on the so-called caribou See also:moss, a greyish See also:lichen. End of Article: UNGAVAAdditional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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