Projects like this one underscore the important mission of the U.S. Geological Survey, and I’m thankful to them for completing it,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. This map is a completely new ...

The name “Nazi Creek” will no longer be used for federal databases or maps. On Thursday, the Domestic Names Committee for the ...

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.

1895 Map of Alaska. 1895 Map of Alaska. Source: ... The map showing the Elder's course was prepared using maps published by the United States Coast Survey and the U. S. Geological Survey.

More than any other area of the United States, Alaska reflects a wide range of past and current geologic environments and processes. The map sheds light on the geologic past and present; today ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 5 (UPI) --The United States Geological Survey has published the first digital geologic map of Alaska.The new map incorporates the theory of plate tectonics, revealing the ...

Scientists have generated a map of the deformation of Earth’s surface caused by the November 30, 2018 magnitude 7.0 earthquake beneath the Anchorage area of Alaska. Summary: Scientists with the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – 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 ...