July-August 1879, Alaska Trip Image 53

more nearly proportioned to its source, for the water is deep just beyond the moraine, thus: { Sketch: Moraine, sea level apparent bottom, probable bottom, submarine moraine. } The bottom of the bay or valley once occupied by the glacier may be deeply moraine covered and the slope, should the materi...

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Main Author: Muir, John
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Language:English
Published: Scholarly Commons 1879
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Online Access:https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1433
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Summary:more nearly proportioned to its source, for the water is deep just beyond the moraine, thus: { Sketch: Moraine, sea level apparent bottom, probable bottom, submarine moraine. } The bottom of the bay or valley once occupied by the glacier may be deeply moraine covered and the slope, should the material be mostly fine, would be so gradual { Sketch: Great Stickeen glacier from the river. } https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2432/thumbnail.jpg