Alaska Peninsula (Alaska Geographic,) [Paperback]

Penny Rennick (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Alaska Geographic, | Publication Date: February 1, 1994

Alaska Geographic is an award-winning series that presents the people, places, and wonders of Alaska to the world. Over the past 30 years, Alaska Geographic has earned its reputation as the publication for those who love Alaska. The series boasts more than 100 books to date, featuring communities from Barrow to Ketchikan, animals from bears to dinosaurs, history from the Russian explorers to today, and natural phenomena from the aurora to glaciers. Written by leading experts in their fields, these books are illustrated throughout with world-class photography and include colorful maps for reference.

Editorial Reviews

From The New Yorker

The Alaska Peninsula is the Alaska Geographic Society's long-awaited report on the 450-mike scimitar of volcano-studded rocky land that curves south and west from Cook Inlet toward the Aleutians and Siberia. Eighty editions of the Society's handsome quarterly were published before they got around to the Peninsula, but Volume 21, No.1 was worth waiting for, a fine blend of popular science and personal experience.

Review

Active and dormant volcanoes, hidden bays, furious seas, abundant fish and wildlife and a handful of remote communities characterize the rugged Alaska Peninsula, one of the best examples of Alaska's raw geographical magnificence. With index. 96 pages. -- Publisher

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Alaska Geographic Society (February 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566610184
• ISBN-13: 978-1566610186
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,939,326 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)