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- Sitka, Alaska - Wikipedia
Sitka (Tlingit: Sheetʼká; Russian: Ситка) is a unified city-borough in the southeast portion of the U S state of Alaska It was under Russian rule from 1799 to 1867 The city is situated on the west side of Baranof Island and the south half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle)
- Climate change in Alaska - Wikipedia
Hog Butte Fire, Alaska, June 2022 Sign thanking firefighters, Deshka Landing Fire, 2019 In August 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency reported that "[o]ver the past 60 years, most of the state has warmed three degrees (F) on average and six degrees during winter" [1] As a result of this temperature increase, the EPA noted that "Arctic sea ice is retreating, shores are eroding, glaciers
- 500 Nations - Wikipedia
The series begins "where our story ends" with eyewitness accounts of Wounded Knee The Ancestors next offers excerpts from Native American Creation stories, then explores three early North American cultures, including the 800-room Pueblo Bonito in the arid southwest, the Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde and Cahokia, the largest city in the U S before 1800
- Fauna of Ireland - Wikipedia
The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is Ireland's largest wild mammal and could be considered its national animal A stag appeared on the old £1 coin The wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) enjoys an exalted position as "King of All Birds" in Irish folklore, but is the villain in the tale of Saint Stephen
- Going to Extremes (book) - Wikipedia
It was first published in 1980 The book is about McGinniss' travels through Alaska for a year [1] The book became a bestseller [2] The Los Angeles Times called it a "vivid memoir " [3] McGinniss returned to the subject of Alaska in 2009 to write a biography about former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah
- Ravens in Native American mythology - Wikipedia
Similar tales about Kutkh appear in Chukchi cultures in the north-east of Asia and it is probable that they are influenced by Native American stories [ 2 ] : 383–384 The Haida people credits Raven with finding the first humans hiding in a clam shell; he brought them berries and salmon
- NSW Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service
WIRES Wildlife Rescue (NSW Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service) is the largest wildlife rescue rehabilitation charity in Australia [1] [2] It is a non-profit organisation providing rescue and rehabilitation for all native Australian fauna [1] All animal rescuers and carers are volunteers
- List of marine protected areas of Alaska - Wikipedia
Kasatochi Island, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Protected areas of Alaska map (NOAA) This is a list of marine protected areas of the U S state of Alaska State protected marine areas are managed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources [1]
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