The 1977 Tundra Fire in the Kokolik River Area of Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Hall, Dorothy K., Brown, Jerry, Johnson, Larry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1978
• Subjects: Tundra fires; Fire ecology; Tundra ecology; Plant growth; Winds; Satellite photography; Detection; Kokolik River region; Alaska; Northern Foothills; Arctic; Seward Peninsula; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65691

Widespread fires occurred on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, during the summer of 1977. During this period there was also one large natural fire in the northern part of the state. Presumably caused by lightening, it occurred due east of Point Lay and several kilometres southwest of the Kokolik River (...