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Strand Fiord Formation

Coordinates: 79°13′52″N 91°52′08″W / 79.23111°N 91.86889°W / 79.23111; -91.86889 (Strand Fiord Formation)
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Strand Fiord Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous
Dragon Cliff, including the flood basalt lava layers
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesKanguk Formation
OverliesBastion Ridge Formation
Lithology
PrimarySill
OtherPyroclastic flow
Location
Coordinates79°13′52″N 91°52′08″W / 79.23111°N 91.86889°W / 79.23111; -91.86889 (Strand Fiord Formation)
RegionNunavut
CountryCanada
Type section
Named forStrand Fiord
Named bySouther, 1963[1]

The Strand Fiord Formation is a Late Cretaceous volcanic component, located on northwestern and west-central Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada. The formation contains flood basalts which are found on western Axel Heiberg Island at Dragon Cliff 300 m (980 ft) tall.

The Strand Fiord Formation contains columnar jointing units that are usually 1 to 3 m (3 to 10 ft) in diameter. The formation is interpreted to represent the cratonward extension of the Alpha Ridge, a volcanic ridge that was active during the formation of the Amerasia Basin.[2] The Strand Fiord Formation is also part of the High Arctic Large Igneous Province.

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