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On these cruises (usually toward the end), I look forward to encountering Hubbard Glacier, the largest tidewater glacier in North America. Its scale is truly staggering, stretching 6 miles wide ...
The Hubbard Glacier ice margin has continued to advance for about a century. In May 1986, the Hubbard Glacier surged forward, blocking the outlet of Russell Fjord and creating Russell Lake. All that summer, the new lake filled with runoff; its water level rose 25 metres (82 ft), and the decrease in salinity threatened its sea life. [2]
Roberts Hawaii Tours and Transportation is a tour bus operator in the state of Hawaii founded in 1941 by Robert Iwamoto Sr. as a one-man taxi company in Hanapepe, Kauai. [1] It has operations on 4 of Hawaii's major Islands: Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui, and the Island of Hawaiʻi. [2] It has an employee-owned company with 900 vehicles and 1,400 ...
MV Hubbard, the second Alaska-Class vessel. MV Tustumena, serves Southcentral and Aleutian Island communities. MV Malaspina, runs backup mainline throughout Southeast Alaska when the MV Columbia is off-line for service. During the summer months it serves a daily shuttle route between Juneau, Haines and Skagway.
A unique feature in the borough is Hubbard Glacier, North America's largest tidewater glacier. In 1986 and 2002, the glacier blocked the entrance to Russell Fjord. The resulting Russell Lake rose 83 feet (25.30 m) and 61 feet (18.59 m) until the glacial dam failed.
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A tourist helicopter was crushed after it crash-landed on a beach in Hawaii, officials said. Kauai’i Fire Department officials responded to a crashed helicopter on Honopu Beach on Feb. 27 ...
Skagway is a popular stop for cruise ships, and the tourist trade is a big part of the business of Skagway. Skagway is also the setting for part of Jack London's book The Call of the Wild, Will Hobbs's book Jason's Gold, and Joe Haldeman's novel, Guardian. The John Wayne film North to Alaska (1960) was filmed nearby.