But Alaska takes the cake ... coastal regions like Southeast, where glaciers are more concentrated. Glacier Bay National Park, for instance, has lost about 20% of its glacial area since 1985.

As it dies, Yakutat Glacier will increase the number ... referring to a mass of ice where the Southeast panhandle meets the rest of Alaska. “There’s all these different names.

Its face retreated eight football fields between 2007 and 2021, according to estimates from University of Alaska Southeast researchers. Trail markers memorialize the glacier's backward march ...

Flooding from the Mendenhall Glacier has been happening every year since 2011, according to hydrologist Eran Hood with the University of Southeast Alaska. But this year was the first year that ...

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These are Kelly’s top activities for Sitka, Juneau, and Ketchikan—three towns in southeast Alaska, near British ... a hike to the beautiful Mendenhall Glacier. It is known as the most iconic ...

All American Cruise Lines’ Alaska itineraries offer extended time in Glacier Bay. The five itineraries range from the nine-day Southeast Alaska Cruise to a 19-day Grand Alaska National Parks voyage.

America’s National Park Service is more than 100 years old. President Woodrow Wilson signed the act that created the NPS on ...

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While exploring some of nature’s more secluded landscapes, encounter Alaska's abundant wildlife, breathtaking scenery and ice-blue glaciers of unfathomable proportions.