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

• Autore: Stowell Harold Hilton
• Pubblicazione: Fairbanks : , : University of Alaska Press, , [2006]; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (153 p.)
• Disciplina: 557.982
• Soggetto topico: Geology - Alaska, Southeast; Glaciers - Alaska, Southeast; Plate tectonics - Alaska, Southeast
• Soggetto geografico: Alaska, Southeast Climate
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Geology of southeast Alaska
• ISBN: 1-60223-133-8; 1-4237-6926-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777540203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II