The Alaska Highway: A Geographical Discovery"Built in 1942 for the Allied war effort, the highway was originally for the sole use of the military. Soon, however, the military use of the road was supplanted by tourism, oil and gold development, and logging, The authors, both geographers, discuss the read's history and include special in-depth sections on topics ranging from the aurora borealis to the midnight sun; the boreal forest to the First Nations peoples; and the grizzly bear to the king salmon." "Each chapter of The Alaska Highway: A Geographical Discovery contains a description of that day's route, a personal journal entry, and a detailed travel log pointing out the many cultural and natural phenomena encountered along the route."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
Contents
Proposed Alaska Highway Routes 1942 | 5 |
Dawson CreekFort Nelson | 12 |
Fort NelsonMuncho Lake | 30 |
Copyright | |
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The Alaska Highway: A Geographical Discovery Thomas Patrick Huber,Carole J. Huber No preview available - 2000 |
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Alaska Geographic Alaska Highway Alsek aspen Athabascan black bear black spruce boreal forest bridge British Columbia camp Canada Canadian caribou Cassiar climate cold created Crossing Dawson City Dawson Creek Dawson Peaks Delta Junction deposits Donjek drive Entering Fairbanks feet fire fish Fort Nelson geologic glacial glaciers grizzly bear Haines Junction heat Klondike Kluane Lake Kluane National Park land landscape layer left southwest left west Liard River marker Marsh Lake meters MILE KILOPOST MILEPOST Miles Canyon moose mosquitoes Muncho Lake Muskwa Nelson North America northern Northwest permafrost petroleum pipeline Plateau Provincial Park Rancheria Range region right east right north road ROADLOG rock Rocky route Saint Elias salmon snow Southern Tutchone species square kilometers square miles Stone sheep streams summer Tanana River temperature Teslin Lake tion Tlingits trees trip USFWS valley vegetation Watson Lake Whitehorse wilderness winter Yukon River Yukon Territory zone