For the first time in nearly 40 years, Alaska has an updated atlas of the chemical composition of its earth, rocks and minerals. Listen now New atlas maps Alaska's surface ...

The debut countrywide atlas featured hand-drawn maps of all 48 states — Alaska and Hawaii were not yet part of the union — and included only paved roads, zero miles of interstate and no index.

The first batch of new, more accurate Alaska maps that will eventually cover the whole state is out and free to the public as part of a state and federal project to replace old topographic maps ...

GUESSWORK MAPS OF ALASKA. Share full article. Jan. 1, 1887. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from January 1, 1887, Page 2 Buy Reprints.

Newly released digital maps of Alaska, which reveal its topography more sharply than ever before, are helping scientists understand the impact of climate change. By Carol Flake Sept. 6, 2016 11 PM ...

1895 Map of Alaska. 1895 Map of Alaska. Source: ... Glacial Maps. Map artist Gilbert Thompson drew the map showing the Hubbard and Turner Glaciers at the head of Disenchantment Bay, ...

The Department of Natural Resources Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) is excited to introduce a new interactive web map application, Geologic Map Index of Alaska (Map Index).

Previous topographic maps of Alaska only resolved to about 100 feet across. ... See the Gulf of Mexico's Seafloor Like Never Before With This 1.4-Billion-Pixel Map. May 31, 2017.

And the Alaska maps are just a beginning. An elevation mapping of the entire Arctic, based on the same technique, is slated to be released by the close of 2017.

Alaska, often referred to as the last frontier, is at the forefront of climate change, ... These maps are not just scientific ...

Alaska's new map reflects the changes in our modern understanding of geology as it builds on the past. More than 750 references were used in creating the map, some as old as 1908 and as new as 2015.