Alsek River Delta

Fieldwork in Southeastern Alaska, 1979
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Here's the view seaward from the same area. The farthest bar protects the Alsek from the rough seas of the Gulf of Alaska; shoreward the streams meander across the flat foreland. This coast is choked with sediment created in the glaciated highlands. Explore it by finding Dry Bay at topozone.com.

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