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Alaska Mountain Range
Alaska mountain range.
Alaska Scenic View
Scenic view of Alaskan lake and mountains.
Scenic view of Alaskan lake and mountains.
Kamchatka Peninsula
The eastern side of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula juts into the Pacific Ocean west of Alaska. In this winter image, a volcanic terrain is hidden under snow-covered peaks and valley glaciers feed blue ice into coastal waters.
The eastern side of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula juts into the Pacific Ocean west of Alaska. In this winter image, a volcanic terrain is hidden under snow-covered peaks and valley glaciers feed blue ice into coastal waters.
Fortress Mountain Formation, Brooks Range
View southward from Fortress Mountain Formation on Atigun syncline towards Brooks Range. Trans-Alaska Pipeline, haul road, and Galbraith Lake in valley. Location in Brooks Range foothills, about 90 miles southeast of Umiat.
View southward from Fortress Mountain Formation on Atigun syncline towards Brooks Range. Trans-Alaska Pipeline, haul road, and Galbraith Lake in valley. Location in Brooks Range foothills, about 90 miles southeast of Umiat.
Polar bear mother and two cubs on the Beaufort Sea ice
Polar bear mother and two cubs on the Beaufort Sea ice.
Polar bear mother and two cubs on the Beaufort Sea ice.
Malaspina Glacier
The tongue of the Malaspina Glacier, the largest glacier in Alaska, fills most of this image. The Malaspina lies west of Yakutat Bay and covers 1,500 sq mi (3,880 sq km).
The tongue of the Malaspina Glacier, the largest glacier in Alaska, fills most of this image. The Malaspina lies west of Yakutat Bay and covers 1,500 sq mi (3,880 sq km).
Aleutian Clouds
These cloud formations were seen over the western Aleutian Islands. Their color variations are probably due to differences in temperature and in the size of water droplets that make up the clouds.
These cloud formations were seen over the western Aleutian Islands. Their color variations are probably due to differences in temperature and in the size of water droplets that make up the clouds.
John Wild River, near Anaktuvuk
Looking upstream from mid channel of the John Wild River. Near Anaktuvuk, Alaska.
Looking upstream from mid channel of the John Wild River. Near Anaktuvuk, Alaska.
Yukon Delta
An intricate maze of small lakes and waterways define the Yukon Delta at the confluence of Alaska's Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers with the frigid Bering Sea. Wildlife abounds on the delta and offshore where sheets of sea ice form during the coldest months of the year.
An intricate maze of small lakes and waterways define the Yukon Delta at the confluence of Alaska's Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers with the frigid Bering Sea. Wildlife abounds on the delta and offshore where sheets of sea ice form during the coldest months of the year.
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Alaska
View southeast from Overlook Cabin looking over the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. The pyroclastic and ash deposits that fill the valley remain nearly vegetation-free more than 100 years after the 1912 Novarupta-Katmai eruption.
View southeast from Overlook Cabin looking over the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. The pyroclastic and ash deposits that fill the valley remain nearly vegetation-free more than 100 years after the 1912 Novarupta-Katmai eruption.
Tule white-fronted goose in the Kahiltna Valley, Alaska, in 1984
Tule white-fronted goose in the Kahiltna Valley, Alaska, in 1984.
Tule white-fronted goose in the Kahiltna Valley, Alaska, in 1984.
Allen Bondurant measuring depth to permafrost along a thermokarst lake shore
Allen Bondurant measuring depth to permafrost along a thermokarst lake shore
Allen Bondurant measuring depth to permafrost along a thermokarst lake shore
Sampling Stream Water in Denali National Park, Alaska
Ed Pfeifer of the USGS Southwest Geographic Science Team collecting water samples during field work for a study of Dall sheep habitat in Denali National Park, Alaska.
Ed Pfeifer of the USGS Southwest Geographic Science Team collecting water samples during field work for a study of Dall sheep habitat in Denali National Park, Alaska.
Dall Sheep Habitat, Denali National Park, Alaska
Ed Pfeifer of the USGS Southwest Geographic Science Team recording field notes in alpine tundra during a field study of Dall sheep habitat in Denali National Park, Alaska, on July 29, 2009
Ed Pfeifer of the USGS Southwest Geographic Science Team recording field notes in alpine tundra during a field study of Dall sheep habitat in Denali National Park, Alaska, on July 29, 2009
Alaska Volcano Observatory Monitoring Station
An Alaska Volcano Observatory Monitoring station with Peulik Volcano behind. This is the main repeater for the Peulik monitoring network located on Whale Mountain, Beecharaof National Wildlife Refuge.
An Alaska Volcano Observatory Monitoring station with Peulik Volcano behind. This is the main repeater for the Peulik monitoring network located on Whale Mountain, Beecharaof National Wildlife Refuge.
Alaska Coastal Marsh
Coastal Marsh along Cook Inlet across from Anchorage Alaska.
Coastal Marsh along Cook Inlet across from Anchorage Alaska.
Exit Glacier, Alaska (In Full Retreat)
USGS ecologist Kevin Lafferty visits the Exit Glacier in Alaska.
USGS ecologist Kevin Lafferty visits the Exit Glacier in Alaska.
Fireweed and Beaver Creek, Alaska
Fireweed gains a foothold in a burn area of the White Mountains in Alaska.
Fireweed gains a foothold in a burn area of the White Mountains in Alaska.
The Ivotuk Hills, Alaska North Slope, Viewed From Ivotuk Camp
Exposures of sedimentary rocks in the western Brooks Range, Alaska were evaluated for their contents of metals and phosphate and for their petroleum maturation histories to determine the potential for undiscovered resources in the southern National Petroleum Reserve Alaska.
Exposures of sedimentary rocks in the western Brooks Range, Alaska were evaluated for their contents of metals and phosphate and for their petroleum maturation histories to determine the potential for undiscovered resources in the southern National Petroleum Reserve Alaska.