Summary of Quaternary Geology of the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska

This report discusses the quaternary geology of the Upper Cook Inlet region which is dominated by deposits of glacier retreats that followed repeated advances from both adjacent and more distant mountains. At several levels high on the mountains, there are remnant glacial deposits and other features...

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Main Authors: Updike, Randall G., Schmoll, Henry R., Yehle, Lynn A.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1999
Subjects:
Cook Inlet
Anchorage, AK
Elmendorf Moraine
Alaska State / Territory
Mule Creek
Holocene
Pleistocene
Chugach Mountain Front
Bootlegger Cove Formation
Deltaic Deposits
Glacier Deposits
Earthquake
Pond
Tectonics
Isostasy
Colluvial Deposits
Geological Survey
Eustacy
Interglacial Deposits
Rock Glaciers
eolian
Landslides
Bedrock Structure
Peat
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Cultural Resources
Geology
FOS Earth and related environmental sciences
Permafrost
Glacial Deposits
Quaternary Deposits
Environment Research
Systematic Survey
Anchorage
glacier
glaciers
permafrost
Alaska
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6067/xcv8457971
https://core.tdar.org/document/457971/summary-of-quaternary-geology-of-the-municipality-of-anchorage-alaska
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Summary:This report discusses the quaternary geology of the Upper Cook Inlet region which is dominated by deposits of glacier retreats that followed repeated advances from both adjacent and more distant mountains. At several levels high on the mountains, there are remnant glacial deposits and other features of middle or older Pleistocene age.

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