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alaskan glaciers
glaciers are large masses of ice that
form when winter snowfall exceeds
summer melting. They may be several
hundred feet thick. as they move
down the valley, they grind and scour
the valley floor, leaving rock fragments
in their wake. Many of alaska’s
glaciers spread over lowlands at
the foot of mountain ranges.
The Hubbard glacier forms the
longest glacial valley in north
america. it is 93 miles (150 km) long,
and moves very slowly, at an average
rate of about 2 in (5 cm) a day.
ToTeM pole
The native american
tribes of western canada
lived as hunters and fishers.
They built towering
wooden totem poles,
carved with animal and
human figures, as a sign of
a family’s status, as a mark
of respect, or as a
memorial. ancient wood
carving is now being
revived in the region.
california redwoods
when dinosaurs roamed earth, some
66 million years ago, gigantic redwood
trees covered much of north america.
Today, they are restricted to the northwest
coast of the Us. They are the world’s tallest
trees, reaching heights of 368 ft (112 m).
MoUnT sainT Helens
The volcano of Mount saint Helens in washington state has erupted 20
times over the last 4,500 years, most devastatingly in 1980. after several
days of volcanic activity, an explosion reduced the mountain’s height by
3,600 ft (1,100 m).
a resulting avalanche
reached speeds of
155 mph (250
km/h). a layer of
ash 3 in (8 cm)
deep blanketed
nearby towns.
bering sTraiT
The Bering Strait separates
Asia and North America. It is
53 miles (85 km) wide at its
narrowest point. Sea levels
were much lower in the last Ice
Age, exposing a land bridge.
Humans, plants, and animals
crossed to America by this
route 35-20,000 years ago.
MonarcH bUTTerfly
every winter thousands of
monarch butterflies migrate
from the northern Us and
canada to southern
california and Mexico.
They travel up to
80 miles (130 km) a day.
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