Smith Glacier is a 5.5-mile (8.9 km) long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends southeast to Harvard Arm of College Fjord, 2.8 miles (4.5 km)...
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is an national park of the United States located in Southeast Alaska west of Juneau. President Calvin Coolidge...
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in the U.S. state of Alaska that was the center of activity for several copper mines. It is located beside the Kennicott Glacier, northeast of Valdez...
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The Portage Glacier Highway, or Portage Glacier Road, is a highway located in the U.S. state of Alaska. The highway is made up of a series of roads, bridges...
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College Fjord (category Bodies of water of Chugach Census Area, Alaska)
Crescent Glacier Downer Glacier Harvard Glacier Holyoke Glacier Smith Glacier Vassar Glacier Wellesley Glacier Williams Glacier Yale Glacier These glaciers were...
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complete with port and railroad, near Whittier Glacier and named the facility Camp Sullivan. The spur of the Alaska Railroad to Camp Sullivan was completed in...
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2009. "Glacier Exploration". Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015. "Cordova Area Hiking Trails". Alaska.org. July...
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Denali (redirect from Mount McKinley (Alaska))
mountain. With a length of 44 mi (71 km), the Kahiltna Glacier is the longest glacier in the Alaska Range. The Koyukon Athabaskans who inhabit the area around...
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Malaspina Glacier, the largest piedmont glacier in North America, Hubbard Glacier, the longest tidewater glacier in Alaska, and Nabesna Glacier, the world's...
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are road connections within the borough to rural areas. The Glacier Highway section of Alaska Route 7 is within Juneau. Primary access to the city is by...
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A glacier (US: /ˈɡleɪʃər/; UK: /ˈɡlæsiər, ˈɡleɪsiər/) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. A glacier...
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Example of a mountain glacier retreat: White Chuck Glacier, Washington The retreat of glaciers since 1850 a well-documented effect of climate change. The...
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traveled up the Stikine River, as well as to Kake, Glacier Bay, and elsewhere in Southeast Alaska. Young and Muir were accompanied by two Stikine elite...
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Harding Icefield (category Ice fields of Alaska)
to 40 glaciers of all types. Some of the more notable glaciers include the Tustumena Glacier, Exit Glacier, and McCarty Glacier. The Exit Glacier, however...
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Copper River Highway (redirect from Alaska Route 10 (Cordova-Miles Glacier))
was converted for highway use. It is one of two discontinuous segments of Alaska Route 10. The road extended only slightly beyond the bridge when the Good...
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The Alaska Railroad (reporting mark ARR) is a Class II railroad that operates freight and passenger trains in the state of Alaska. The railroad's mainline...
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Ice calving (redirect from Glacier calving)
events have become major tourist attractions in locations such as Alaska. Many glaciers terminate at oceans or freshwater lakes which results naturally...
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Jumbo, Mother Lode, Erie, and Glacier. The Bonanza ore body was discovered August 1900 by prospectors "Tarantula" Jack Smith and Clarence L. Warner. Bonanza...
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visitors to the backcountry areas of Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks are encouraged to carry it. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources website...
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species were discovered in 1887 in Alaska, on the Muir Glacier. These glacier ice worms can be found on glaciers in Alaska, Washington, Oregon and British...
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History of the Tlingit (category Native American history of Alaska)
traveled a long distance, climbing mountain passes to find a huge glacier. The glacier seemed impassable, and the mountains around it were much too steep...
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Glacier National Park is a national park of the United States located in northwestern Montana, on the Canada–United States border, adjacent to Waterton...
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however, it burrows into the glacier to avoid strong sunlight. This species was first reported from Muir Glacier in Alaska. Carlo Emery named it solifugus...
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Vassar, Michigan, US Vassar Township, Michigan, US Vassar Glacier, Alaska, US Vassar-Smith baronets This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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Denali Highway (redirect from Alaska Route 8)
second highest road in Alaska. The road then drops down to the Maclaren River Valley with fine views north to Maclaren Glacier. After crossing the Maclaren...
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List of mountains of the United States (redirect from List of mountains of Alaska)
(Sitka City and Borough, Alaska) Flattop Mountain (Anchorage, Alaska) Frosty Peak PB, stratovolcano Girls Mountain Glacier King Goat Mountain Goat Mountain...
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the United States that protects portions of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska. The park is the northernmost national park in the United States, situated...
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The Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks are a collegiate summer baseball team which was founded in 1960 as an independent barnstorming team. The Goldpanners...
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Gold Rush (TV series) (redirect from Gold Rush Alaska)
September, centering on a placer mine along Glacier Creek in the Chugach Census Area, near Valdez, Alaska, for 13 out of 20 weeks (season gold total 463oz...
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now western Alaska. At the time of European contact by the Russian explorers, the area was populated by Alaska Native groups. The name "Alaska" derives from...
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