Geology of Southeast Alaska : Rock and Ice in Motion /
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 co...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Fairbanks :
University of Alaska Press,
2006.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.