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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451601503321

Autore

Stowell Harold Hilton

Titolo

Geology of southeast Alaska : rock and ice in motion / / Harold H. Stowell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Fairbanks : , : University of Alaska Press, , [2006]

©2006

ISBN

1-60223-133-8

1-4237-6926-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Disciplina

557.982

Soggetti

Geology - Alaska, Southeast

Glaciers - Alaska, Southeast

Plate tectonics - Alaska, Southeast

Electronic books.

Alaska, Southeast Climate

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-133) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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