Description |
1 online resource (xii, 140 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
Contents |
Geography of southeast Alaska -- Glaciers, ice ages, and global change -- Plate tectonics : a geologic paradigm -- Rock types : classification of earth materials -- Faults, earthquakes, and mountain building -- The Alexander Archipelago -- The coast mountains : exhumed lower crust -- Regional geology |
Summary |
The most powerful forces on earth have shaped the landscape of Southeast Alaska. Scientists and visitors from around the world trek north to experience wild rivers, powerful glaciers, and breathtaking mountain peaks. Now, for the first time, a handy guide to the region is available. Complete with color illustrations revealing millions of years of geological history and in-depth descriptions of Sitka, Juneau, and Glacier Bay, Geology of Southeast Alaska is essential reading for anyone fascinated by rock and ice in motion. Written by a geologist with over twenty-five years of experience in the no |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-133) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Geology -- Alaska, Southeast
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Glaciers -- Alaska, Southeast
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Plate tectonics -- Alaska, Southeast
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General.
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Climatology
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Geology
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Glaciers
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Plate tectonics
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Alaska, Southeast -- Climate
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Southeast Alaska
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
1423769260 |
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9781423769262 |
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9781602231337 |
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1602231338 |
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