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Photographs
Aerial Photography of Antarctica
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The U.S. Antarctic Research Center holds approximately 400,000 aerial photographic prints from 1947 to the present. The photography was flown in support of NSF funded mapping and research by the USGS . |
Explore Antarctica via these images, which are spatially indexed and viewable online, or visit the USARC at the USGS National Center in Reston, Va. Learn more… |
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Photography Project, Glacier National Park, Montana
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| This project describes methods of documenting landscape change. These striking images are created by pairing historic images with contemporary photos and have given global warming a face and made climate change a relevant issue. | Investigate glacial ice and vegetation changes at Glacier National Park during the past 100 years. The images are an effective visual means to help viewers understand that climate change contributes to the dynamic landscape changes so evident in Glacier National Park. Learn more… |
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U.S. Antarctic Resource Center Flight Line Photo Indexes of Antarctica
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These are topographic reconnaissance maps with shaded relief at 1:250,000 scale. |
Use this site to examine topographic shaded–relief maps and aerial photographs of Antarctica. Learn more… |
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Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands—Selected Photographs
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This CD–ROM contains 97 digitized, color 35–mm images that represent a small fraction of thousands of photographs taken by Alaska Volcano Observatory scientists, other researchers, and private citizens. |
Examine photographs that portray volcanoes, document recent eruptive activity, and illustrate the range of volcanic phenomena observed in the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands. Learn more… |
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Volcanoes of the Wrangell Mountains and Cook Inlet Region, Alaska—Selected Photographs
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Alaska is home to more than 40 active volcanoes, many of which have erupted violently and repeatedly in the last 200 years. This CD contains 97 digitized color 35–mm images which represent a small fraction of thousands of photographs taken by Alaska Volcano Observatory scientists, other researchers, and private citizens. |
Examine photographs that portray volcanoes, document recent eruptive activity, and illustrate the range of volcanic phenomena observed in the Wrangell Mountains and Cook Inlet Region of Alaska. Learn more… |
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