In 1984, Canada and the USSR entered into an Arctic Science Exchange agreement, an important theme of which is the comparison of the geological evolution of the Arctic regions of both countries. Before 1984, progress in understanding the geology of the Arctic was hindered by political and cultural barriers. Soviet and western scientists had not enjoyed easy access to each others' field areas, and this inhibited understanding and exchange of data. The 1984 agreement between Canada and the USSR 1 for scientific and technological exchange in the Arctic represents a major step forward in the pursuit of understanding the geology of the Arctic region. This report, on the geology of a remote and important Russian island, is a direct result of this exchange, and this cooperative effort will be a landmark in providing new constraints to regional plate tectonic models and in providing basic information to aid in exploration and evaluation of the resource potential of the Canada Basin region.

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