[PDF] An Observers Guide To The Glaciers Of Prince William Sound Alaska eBook

Author : Nancy Lethcoe
Publisher :
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 48,92 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780961314668

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This account of the glaciers and glacial history of the Prince William Sound area of southern Alaska includes a history of exploration, local geology, botany and mapping.

Author : David Wm. Miller
Publisher : Wilderness Images
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 20,46 MB
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0961395427

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Exploring Alaska’s Kenai Fjords is an ideal planning guide for small boat mariners, ocean kayakers, and weekend beachcombers. This 2013 update includes 40 maps, annotated with easy-to-follow symbols and notes, and detailed narrative describing the Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Sites, Alaska State Marine and Recreational Parks and Kachemak Bay State and Wilderness Parks. Also includes color photographs and vintage drawings illustrating the history, glaciers, wildlife, and ever-changing seascapes of one of America's most diverse and rugged coastlines.

Author : Mariana Gosnell
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 793 pages
File Size : 17,36 MB
Release : 2011-04-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0307791467

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Like the adventurer who circled an iceberg to see it on all sides, Mariana Gosnell, former Newsweek reporter and author of Zero Three Bravo, a book about flying a small plane around the United States, explores ice in all its complexity, grandeur, and significance.More brittle than glass, at times stronger than steel, at other times flowing like molasses, ice covers 10 percent of the earth’s land and 7 percent of its oceans. In nature it is found in myriad forms, from the delicate needle ice that crunches underfoot in a winter meadow to the massive, centuries-old ice that forms the world’s glaciers. Scientists theorize that icy comets delivered to Earth the molecules needed to get life started, and ice ages have shaped much of the land as we know it.Here is the whole world of ice, from the freezing of Pleasant Lake in New Hampshire to the breakup of a Vermont river at the onset of spring, from the frozen Antarctic landscape that emperor penguins inhabit to the cold, watery route bowhead whales take between Arctic ice floes. Mariana Gosnell writes about frostbite and about the recently discovered 5,000-year-old body of a man preserved in an Alpine glacier. She discusses the work of scientists who extract cylinders of Greenland ice to study the history of the earth’s climate and try to predict its future. She examines ice in plants, icebergs, icicles, and hail; sea ice and permafrost; ice on Mars and in the rings of Saturn; and several new forms of ice developed in labs. She writes of the many uses humans make of ice, including ice-skating, ice fishing, iceboating, and ice climbing; building ice roads and seeding clouds; making ice castles, ice cubes, and iced desserts. Ice is a sparkling illumination of the natural phenomenon whose ebbs and flows over time have helped form the world we live in. It is a pleasure to read, and important to read—for its natural science and revelations about ice’s influence on our everyday lives, and for what it has to tell us about our environment today and in the future.

Author : Aaron J. Poe
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 22,97 MB
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0816535647

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"Nearly thirty years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, land managers and stakeholders explore the ongoing paradox of accommodating human use while reducing environmental impact in Prince William Sound"--Provided by publisher.

Author : David Wm. Miller
Publisher : Wilderness Images
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 21,78 MB
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0961395478

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Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Exploring Alaska's Western Prince William Sound. This 320 page guidebook is your key to unlocking the wonders and hidden gems along the Sound’s scenic shores. Surrounded by the majestic Chugach National Forest and the Nellie Juan–College Fiord Wilderness Study Area, the western Sound also embodies 10 Alaska State Marine Parks and Recreation Sites and their spectacular landscapes. This guidebook is a must-have for boaters, kayakers and outdoor adventurers. Perfect for trip planning and on-site navigation, the book includes 163 regional and local maps, and dozens of photographs. Part I of the guidebook delves into the Sound’s captivating natural and human history. Part II serves as a marine travel guide, featuring destinations and travel tips with detailed descriptions of hundreds of anchorages, camping locations, and landing beaches suited for small boat mariners, ocean kayakers, and weekend campers.

Author : Ann G. Harris
Publisher : Kendall Hunt
Page : 904 pages
File Size : 17,97 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780787299705

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CD-ROM contains: Introductory text, maps, and geologically labeled photographs of all the parks.