Rivers of Ice: The Yakutat Bay Expedition of 1906

by Bill Alley

Book Overview

In 1906 Cornell University Prof. Ralph S. Tarr, with the backing of the United States Geological Survey, led an expedition to Alaskas Yakutat Bay region to conduct the first thorough mapping and measurements of the many glaciers surrounding the bay. The mountains surrounding Alaskas Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays are some of the most heavily glaciated in the North America and boast the continents largest piedmont and tidal glaciers. Drawing heavily...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432794868
• ISBN13: 9781432794866
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"