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Geology of southeast Alaska : rock and ice in motion / Harold H. Stowell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stowell, Harold Hilton, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geology--Alaska, Southeast.
- Geology.
- Glaciers--Alaska, Southeast.
- Glaciers.
- Plate tectonics--Alaska, Southeast.
- Plate tectonics.
- Alaska, Southeast--Climate.
- Alaska, Southeast.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (153 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, [2006]
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-133) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781602231337
- 1602231338
- 9781423769262
- 1423769260
- OCLC:
- 67838565
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