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Mat-Su Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough (often referred to as the Mat-Su Borough) is a Borough (United States), borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its county seat is Palmer, Alaska, Palmer, and the largest community is the census-designated place of Knik-Fairview, Alaska, Knik-Fairview. The borough is part of the Anchorage metropolitan area, Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area, along with the Anchorage, Alaska, municipality of Anchorage on its south. The Mat-Su Borough is so designated because it contains the entire Matanuska River, Matanuska and Susitna River, Susitna Rivers. They empty into Cook Inlet, which is the southern border of the Mat-Su Borough. It is one of the few agricultural areas of Alaska. Geography The borough seat is Palmer, Alaska, Palmer, and the largest community is the census-designated place of Knik-Fairview, Alaska. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 107,081, up from 88,995 in 2010. It is the fastest growing subdivisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Glacier
Ruth Glacier is a glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its upper reaches are approximately 3 vertical miles below the summit of Denali. The glacier's "Great Gorge" is one mile wide, and drops almost 2,000 feet over 10 miles, with crevasses along the surface. Above the surface on both sides are 4,900-foot granite cliffs. From the top of the cliffs to the bottom of the glacier is a height exceeding that of the Grand Canyon. Ruth Glacier moves at a rate of three feet per day and was measured to be 4,000 feet thick in 1983. Surrounding the Ruth Gorge are many mountains of the Alaska Range, including the Mooses Tooth, Mount Dickey, Mount Bradley, Mount Wake, Mount Johnson, and London Tower with highly technical ice and rock climbs on their faces. History In 1903, the glacier was explored by physician and ethnographer Frederick Cook, who named it after his youngest daughter. See also * List of glaciers * Fake Peak Fake Peak is a small outcrop on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
