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A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of the Alaska Peninsula, stretching from Kennedy Entrance to Unimak Pass. This ...
Federal officials changed the names of two natural features in Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Thursday, replacing arbitrary and ...
German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name ...
The name “Nazi Creek” will no longer be used for federal databases or maps. On Thursday, the Domestic Names Committee for the ...
A lecture at the Anchorage Museum this week explores how the rise of aviation in the post-WWII era moved Alaska to the "center of the world." Sections. Sections ...
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 ...
• Map: Cellphone coverage is a rare gift in Alaska’s backcountry, so don’t plan on relying on your cell service to download maps on the trail. Even busier trails in the city can be out of range.
The US Board on Geographic Names has approved the renaming of ‘Nazi Creek’ and a nearby hill on Little Kiska Island, with ...
Off Alaska coast, research crew peers down, down, down to map deep and remote ocean Alaska Public Media | By Associated Press Published August 14, 2023 at 8:46 AM AKDT ...
There is, quite literally, no time to waste to bear witness to Alaska’s endangered glacial world. Here are seven ways for visitors of all ages and abilities to visit. Valdez Glacier by kayak.