The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 43
... present formula- tion of these laws the convectional theory will be generally ac- cepted as giving the true interpretation of all the phenomena to which it could be applied . Professor Russell , in commenting on this subject , expresses ...
... present formula- tion of these laws the convectional theory will be generally ac- cepted as giving the true interpretation of all the phenomena to which it could be applied . Professor Russell , in commenting on this subject , expresses ...
Page 55
... present some of the finest coast scenery in the world . There are but two inlets east of Yakutat bay on this shore which afford shelter even for small boats . These are Lituya bay and Dry bay . Ships may enter Lituya bay , at certain ...
... present some of the finest coast scenery in the world . There are but two inlets east of Yakutat bay on this shore which afford shelter even for small boats . These are Lituya bay and Dry bay . Ships may enter Lituya bay , at certain ...
Page 57
... present steep southward - facing bluffs . This escarpment is formed of stratified sandstones and shales , and owes its origin to the upheaval of the rocks along a line of frac- ture . In other words , it is a gigantic fault scarp . The ...
... present steep southward - facing bluffs . This escarpment is formed of stratified sandstones and shales , and owes its origin to the upheaval of the rocks along a line of frac- ture . In other words , it is a gigantic fault scarp . The ...
Page 64
... present site of Sitka on June 25. Two days later , Mount Fairweather , or " Monte Buen - tiempo , " as it is designated on Spanish maps , was sighted . Continuing north- westward , the entrance to Yakutat bay was reached . The open- ing ...
... present site of Sitka on June 25. Two days later , Mount Fairweather , or " Monte Buen - tiempo , " as it is designated on Spanish maps , was sighted . Continuing north- westward , the entrance to Yakutat bay was reached . The open- ing ...
Page 64
... present day are based largely on the surveys of Vancouver . The Discovery , under the immediate command of Vancouver , and the Chatham , in charge of Peter Puget , cruised eastward along the southern coast of Alaska in 1794. The ...
... present day are based largely on the surveys of Vancouver . The Discovery , under the immediate command of Vancouver , and the Chatham , in charge of Peter Puget , cruised eastward along the southern coast of Alaska in 1794. The ...
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Agassiz glacier Alaska Amazon appears avalanches base beneath Bering Bering island Bering's Blossom island border camp canoe carts chart Coast and Geodetic crest crevasses débris dense Disenchantment bay eastern elevation Elias range Elias region expedition exploration feet flows formed Geodetic Survey GEOG Geological Survey glacial Haenke island height Hitchcock range ice-streams Icy bay indicated Kamshatka Kerr l'Isle l'Isle's lake land longitude lower Lucia glacier Malaspina glacier margin Marvine glacier melting miles moraines Mount Augusta Mount Cook Mount Owen Mount St NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC National Geographic Society névé night observations peaks Pinnacle system plateau Port Mulgrave portion reached ridge river rocks route rugged Russian sandstone Seward glacier shale shore side slope snow snow-fields southern southward steep stones storm stream Street summit surface tent terrace tion topographic tunnel valley vegetation voyage western westward Yakutat bay Yakutat system