Placenames in Paradise: Robert Marshall and the Naming of the Alaska Wilderness

Abstract Pioneer conservationist Robert Marshall was the first explorer to compile a detailed, accurate map of some 15,000 square miles in the central Brooks Range of northern Alaska. Altogether, during four expeditions to the Upper Koyukuk between 1929 and 1939, Marshall added a total of 169 placen...

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Main Author: Terrence M. Cole
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 1992
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Philology. Linguistics
P1-1091
Brooks Range
Alaska
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1992.40.2.99
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1ffe737154924b26a52ce6cda08f9d13 2023-05-15T15:46:57+02:00 Placenames in Paradise: Robert Marshall and the Naming of the Alaska Wilderness Terrence M. Cole 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1992.40.2.99 https://doaj.org/article/1ffe737154924b26a52ce6cda08f9d13 EN eng University Library System, University of Pittsburgh http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1323 https://doaj.org/toc/0027-7738 https://doaj.org/toc/1756-2279 doi:10.1179/nam.1992.40.2.99 0027-7738 1756-2279 https://doaj.org/article/1ffe737154924b26a52ce6cda08f9d13 Names, Vol 40, Iss 2 (1992) Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 article 1992 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1992.40.2.99 2022-12-31T02:08:25Z Abstract Pioneer conservationist Robert Marshall was the first explorer to compile a detailed, accurate map of some 15,000 square miles in the central Brooks Range of northern Alaska. Altogether, during four expeditions to the Upper Koyukuk between 1929 and 1939, Marshall added a total of 169 placenames to the map of Alaska, one of the largest number of names given or recorded by an individual in the twentieth century. Article in Journal/Newspaper Brooks Range Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Names 40 2 99 116
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