Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada

Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada, 1st Edition, examines the geomorphological landscapes and regional terrain diversity of western Canada. Published by Springer, the volume addresses the diverse physical environments found across the country's western regions.

The volume explores fundamental physiographic settings, noting that ninety percent of Canada's land area emerged from ice-sheet cover relatively recently in geological terms. It considers distinct regional contrasts, spanning the rugged Cordillera, the open spaces of the Prairies, interior semi-deserts, and humid west-coast forests.

Edited by Olav Slaymaker, the book details varied permafrost distributions, prominent river systems, and distinctive volcanic landforms extruded through late Pleistocene and Holocene ice sheets.