Alice Wilson was Canada's first female geologist, the first woman geologist hired by the Geological Survey of Canada. 🧵1/2

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Son nom a été donné à deux jeunes volcans sous-marins canadiens appelés les monts sous-marins Tuzo Wilson.

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Tuzo Wilson était un géophysicien et géologue canadien reconnu mondialement pour ses contributions à la théorie de la tectonique des plaques. Il a contribué au concept de points chauds.

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His name was given to two young Canadian submarine volcanoes called the Tuzo Wilson Seamounts.

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Tuzo Wilson was a Canadian geophysicist and geologist who achieved worldwide acclaim for his contributions to the theory of plate tectonics. He contributed to the concept of hot spots.

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#JeudiRetour sur l'Arctique canadien, il y a près de 4 millions d'années, où tourbières et forêts poussaient autrefois sur l'île d'Ellesmere.🧵1/2

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#ThrowbackThursday to almost 4 million years ago in Canada’s High Arctic, where peatlands and forests once grew on Ellesmere Island. 🧵1/2

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