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Explore Alaska's Off-The-Beaten-Path Towns And Untouched Wilderness On A Lesser-Known Coastal Route
Navigating the rugged terrain of Alaska is a challenge. Unlike the rest of the United States, much of Alaska is an untamed wilderness, and large portions of the landscape are devoid of roads — meaning ...
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USGS report says federal lands in Alaska hold large share of undiscovered US oil, gas
About half of what’s known as “the estimated undiscovered technically recoverable” oil lying below federal lands is in Alaska ...
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Volunteer marine expedition maps one of Alaska’s most notorious shipwrecks
Late last month, a volunteer expedition led by a number of Alaskans recovered a 150-year-old bell from one of the state’s most notorious shipwrecks. The Star of Bengal went down near Coronation ...
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Those battling Alaska child abuse argue state law lacks physical abuse protections - MSN
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Pictures featuring children who underwent child abuse evaluations at The Children’s Hospital at ...
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University of Nevada, Reno celebrates National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month with campus events | University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno will commemorate National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month this November with a series of events that honor the culture, history and contributions of ...
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Scientists Are Mapping Landslide Risk in Alaska. Some Homeowners Don’t Want to Know.
A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Maps Show Landslide Risk in Alaska, but Some Aren’t Interested.
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Off Alaska, Crew on High-Tech Ship Maps Deep, Remote Ocean
In 2 to 4 weeks, the Okeanos Explorer can map as much as 50,000 square kilometers (31,069 square miles), Hoy said.
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Off Alaska coast, research crew peers down, down, down to map deep and remote ocean - Alaska Public Media
Many factors, such as depth, speed and sonar capability, influence how much sea floor can be mapped. In 2 to 4 weeks, the Okeanos Explorer can map as much as 31,069 square miles, Hoy said.
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Off Alaska coast, research crew peers down, down, down to map deep and remote ocean - The Seattle Times
A research vessel motoring off the coast of Alaska is exploring the mounds and craters of the sea floor to surface new knowledge about life in some of the world's deepest and most remote waters.
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App for visualizing the bovine physical–genetic map
More information: Nina Melzer et al, CLARITY: a Shiny app for interactive visualisation of the bovine physical-genetic map, Frontiers in Genetics (2023). DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1082782 ...
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Alaska Travel Industry Association Debuts Culture Guide for Visitors
The Alaska Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has released a new “ Alaska Native Culture Guide.” The move comes barely a few months after a redesigned TravelAlaska.com launched with expanded ...
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Retreat of Glacier Edges in Alaska’s Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenai Fjords National Park is on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula and is dominated by two major icefields. The 19 glaciers included in the study are shown as blue dots. While Alaska glaciers are just a small ...