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).
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Seismic record analysis can reveal a glacier''s past | Geophysical
The team analyzed 20 years of Columbia Glacier''s seismic activity to learn what these signals can reveal about changes in the glacier and the conditions that drive them. The glacier has
The Columbia Glacier | Geophysical Institute
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 the object of
The majesty and mystery of Alaska yellow cedar | Geophysical Institute
These trees, which can live longer than 1,000 years, grow on the rainy coast from the Oregon/California border through British Columbia and as far north as Prince William Sound. The
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Since it was established by an Act of Congress in 1946, scientists at the Geophysical Institute have studied geophysical processes from the center of the Earth to the surface of the sun and beyond,
Alaska Glaciers Show Dramatic Melting
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
Columbia Glacier Retreating | Geophysical Institute
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
Ranking Rivers | Geophysical Institute
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 Unknown Legacy of Alaska''s Atomic Tests | Geophysical Institute
The big daddy came in 1971. Project Cannikin was a 5-megaton explosion that inspired the formation of the group Greenpeace, a group of environmentalists from British Columbia who
Big change on a big landscape | Geophysical Institute
The Alsek River starts in the Yukon Territory, flows through British Columbia and then on to Dry Bay in Alaska. It is a rare northern river that cuts from the interior of the continent through