The 1908 sinking of the Star of Bengal near Coronation Island in Southeast Alaska left more than 110 people dead.

(Courtesy Cindi Lagoudakis) A geologist who has studied Southeast Alaska’s rocks and minerals for decades is creating a new geologic map of the region. That map could have a wide range of ...

1), but share similar bedrock lithology. Figure 1: Map of glacier coverage within the study watersheds in southeastern Alaska. Figure 2: Daily precipitation and DOC yields for 2006. Figure 3 ...

Alaska's new map reflects the changes in our modern understanding of geology as it builds on the past. More than 750 references were used in creating the map, some as old as 1908 and as new as 2015.

A new digital geologic map of Alaska is being released today providing land users, managers and scientists geologic information for the evaluation of land use in relation to recreation ...

according to a new online map that provides key facts about mineral prospects stretching from the treeless Aleutian Islands to the frigid Brooks Range to rain-soaked Southeast Alaska. All hardrock ...

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Federal agencies have completed the first high-resolution mapping of a fast-moving underwater tectonic fault that extends from Vancouver Island, Canada, to southeast Alaska.

But in parts of Alaska, maps of the hazards remain controversial. By Austyn Gaffney Photographs by Christopher Miller Austyn Gaffney traveled to southeast Alaska to talk to residents, officials ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Parts of southeast Alaska are experiencing drought conditions following a winter and spring with lackluster snowfall and rain, according to the National Weather Service.

Another team traced the shores to map the reach of the wave ... the Canada-Alaska border at the northern edge of Southeast Alaska, and surrounds Glacier Bay. Glaciers carve out fjords, and ...

There has been very little reporting on federal legislation that would greatly impact Southeast Alaska. Sponsored by ... 1889 becomes law, the map of public ownership will dramatically change.