Walter Abbott Wood (1907-1993)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Wood, Peter H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1994
• Subjects: Biographies; Scientists; Wood; Walter Abbott; 1907-1993; Aerial photography; Mountains; Mountaineering; Mapping; Surveying; Military operations; Logistics; Expeditions; Research; Arctic Institute of North America; Science; Glaciology; Botany; Meteorology; Seismology; Arctic Institute of North America. Icefield Ranges Research Project; St. Elias Mountains; Alaska/British Columbia/Yukon; Abbott; Arctic; Yukon; The Arctic Institute; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64345

Approximately 70 years ago a young man developed a deep and very personal relationship with the mountain world and a keen interest in the scientific investigation of its natural wonders. . His successful academics and his mountain prowess led Wood to the American Geographical Society in New York Cit...