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Grewingk's geology of Alaska and the Northwest Coast of America : contributions toward knowledge of the orographic and geognostic condition of the North-West coast of America, with the adjacent islands / Constantine Grewingk ; edited by Marvin W. Falk ; translated by Fritz Jaensch.

Grewingk, C. (Constantin), 1819-1887 (Author). Falk, Marvin W., 1943- (Added Author).

Summary:

First published by the Russian Imperial Mineralogical Society in 1848 and 1849, this volume marks the first appearance in English of the first Russian compilation of then current geological, mineralogical, and geographic information about Alaska. The author summarized existing research, mostly presenting the information on a region-by-region basis. He also included a chronology of volcanic events and discussed the relationship between Alaskan and wider North American geology.

Record details

ISBN: 1889963488
ISBN: 9781889963488
Physical Description: xii, 242 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Fairbanks, Alaska : University of Alaska Press, ©2003.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-236) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Western half of North America between the parallel of the Bay of San Francisco and the mouth of the Sitkine River, with the islands along the coast -- Mainland in the latitude of Sitka, Chugach Peninsula, Kenai Bay and the Alaska Peninsula -- West Coast of North America between 59 and 69 N. Lat -- Most important islands in the region of Alaska -- Aleutian Islands -- Commander or Divided Islands [Komandorskie Islands] -- Pribilof Islands (Ostrova Pribylova) -- Volcanic phenomena.