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= **History ** = Glacier Bay was first surveyed in 1794 by a team captianed by George Vancover. At that time the Glacier was more than 4,000 feet thick, 20 miles wide, and more than 100 miles long. By 1879 the bay was formed to to the glacier retreating more than 30 miles. By 1916 it had melted back 60 miles. in 1925 the park was made a national monument by president Calvin Coolidge in an attempt to potect it. It was made into a national park in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, which also increased the parks area. Futher measures were taken when it was established under the United Nations Biosphere Program in 1986, and then a national world heritage in 1992. This national park is not a historical site and had no historical events happen there. There were people living in the park long before it was declared a national park called the Huna Tlingit.

**Location: **Southeast coast of Alaska **Size: **3,283,246 acres **Climate: **Summer highs in the 60s. Winter lows in the 20s. **Region: **Southern Alaska **Visitors/Year: ** ~400,000 **Popular Sights: **John Hopkins Glacier, Muir Inlet, Beardslee Islands

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 36pt;">Environmental Issues

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 140%;">Glacier Bay has a maritime climate which is highly influenced by the ocean currents. This means that there will be mild winter temperatures and cool summer temperatures. Glacier Bay receives about 70 inches of precipitation. The months of April, May, and June tend to be the driest, while the months of September and October are the wettest. This rain helps to create a lush rainforest in the lower part of the bay. The weather in the mountains is quite different, with severe cold temperatures and all precipitation falling in the form of snow. The geology of the park is that the North American and Pacific plates colliding for over 100 million years forming mountain ranges and causing frequent earthquakes in the region.

====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 120%;">There is a marine ecosystem including Hump Back Whales, Killer Whales, and Sea Otters. Thirty to forty species of land mammals have been identified in the park. These include Black Bear, Moose, Wolf, Lynx, Mountain Goats, and Red Foxes.There is also 240 species of birds in the park. ====

Attemps to Reduce Pollution
====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 120%;">Glacier Bay has made a rule that only two cruise ships a day can move through the bay. This is in order to keep down the sound pollution under the water, and to reduce the amount of pollution going into the air. ====

Land Features
====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 120%;">Some of the natural land features in the national park are valleys and rivers carved by the glaciers that covered the entire area about 20,000 years ago. There is also a phenomena where the land that was depressed by the glaciers slowly starts to rise back up at a rate of one to two inches a year. ====



<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 36pt;">Activities <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">There are many things to do in Glacier Bay national park and the nearby town of Gustavus. You can go on flight seeing tours where you can ride in a small plane and take a tour of the park. Kayaking through the various rivers, whale watching in the bay, mountain biking the limited trails through the wilderness, mountain climbing, camping, golfing and others. You can also take a [|day tour].People would want to come to Glacier Bay National Park if they wanted to get away from the rest of the world. Glacier Bay is very secluded and is a great place to go to escape from the stresses of everyday life. Since the only way that anyone is going to reach you is if they take a chartered plane into the nearby town of Gustavus. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">.

Works Cited: http://www.glacierbay.org/ http://www.visitglacierbay.com/
 * www.nps.gov/glba/ ||

=I thought you did very well, but I'd add more links and and some videos. -Jess A.=

I like the pictures of the snowy mountains. They are very pretty. Also the picture of the seal is cute. -Carley

Enojoyed your pictures would add more links and video however; the information was nice and detailed the links that you do have I really enjoyed them :) - Molly