Its new name is Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, meaning either “gizzard creek” or “creek or river belonging to gizzard island” in Unangam ...

The renamed sites include a mile-long stream formerly known as “ Nazi Creek ” and a nearby summit previously bearing a ...

In 2 to 4 weeks, the Okeanos Explorer can map as much as 31,069 ... June 23, 2023, in Kodiak, Alaska. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) The remotely operated dive vehicle Deep Discoverer is visible ...

Russia sold Alaska to the United States in 1867 for $7.2 million, and 92 years later, it became the 49th state. 20 vintage photos of Alaska from before it became a state Skip to main content ...

Alaska Map Shows Areas at Risk From Possible Mount Spurr Eruption. Published Mar 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM EDT. By . Joe Edwards is a Live News Reporter based in Newsweek's London Bureau.

Tape and his colleagues assessed aerial photos from the early 1950s and found no signs of beaver presence in Alaska's Arctic tundra. The first signs of beavers appeared in 1980 imagery.