
The Columbia Glacier | Geophysical Institute
Feb 19, 2026 · The Columbia Glacier is one of Alaska's better known tidewater glaciers, both from the standpoint of tourist attraction and the model it provides for scientific investigation. In 1973 it became …
Columbia Glacier Retreating - Geophysical Institute
Feb 26, 2026 · Columbia Glacier, located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Valdez near the epicenter of the great 1964 earthquake, is rapidly losing its battle for survival. It is the last of Alaska's …
The Alaska-Canada Boundary | Geophysical Institute
The Alaska-Canada boundary was originally established in February 1825 by Russia (then owner of Alaska) and Great Britain (then owner of Canada).
Alaska Glaciers Show Dramatic Melting - Geophysical Institute
Dec 12, 2001 · Columbia Glacier in Prince William Sound and Bering Glacier in the St. Elias Mountains are two glaciers losing ice at an alarming rate: during the past decade, Columbia has shrunk by an …
Alaska's Size in Perspective | Geophysical Institute
Feb 26, 2026 · Alaska is more than twice the size of the largest of the lower 48 states, and the amount of Alaska underlain by permafrost is equal to the size of three Californias. Ten states are smaller …
Ranking Rivers | Geophysical Institute
Feb 26, 2026 · For comparison, that's right ahead of the Columbia in area drained and right after it in discharge. (The Columbia River also needs Canada to gain its rank; its source is in British …
The Shuttle Red Aurora | Geophysical Institute
Apr 12, 1981 · By glowing red on Sunday night, April 12, 1981, the heavens over the United States displayed their pleasure with the successful flight of the shuttle Columbia. Perhaps because …
Mountain goats live and die on the edge | Geophysical Institute
May 9, 2024 · White works out of Haines with the University of Alaska Southeast and is writing his PhD thesis on mountain goats for the University of Victoria in British Columbia. During his former …
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Tundra swans take two distinct paths to Alaska
Apr 20, 2017 · Then it flew over northern British Columbia and back to Alaska. After a few weeks in wetlands of the boreal forest, the bird will be on its way to treeless tundra that will soon be thawed …