Geology of Southeast Alaska : Rock and Ice in Motion /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stowell, Harold Hilton
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Plate tectonics.
Glaciers.
Geology.
Climatology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > General.
Tectonique des plaques > Alaska (Sud-Est)
Glaciers > Alaska (Sud-Est)
Geologie > Alaska (Sud-Est)
Plate tectonics > Alaska, Southeast.
Glaciers > Alaska, Southeast.
Geology > Alaska, Southeast.
Southeast Alaska.
Alaska (Sud-Est) > Climat.
Alaska, Southeast > Climate.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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