Marble Island Glacier Bay

On a blustery july day in glacier bay about 50 steller sea lions were hauled out on the rocks at south marble island.

Marble island glacier bay.

The vessel will pull up to shore to. Biological resources division 1011 east tudor road anchorage ak 99503 and college of forest resources university of washington seattle wa 98195. Glacier bay alaska gc5djc5 was created by enchantingly wild on 9 24 2014. Amid the caterwauling and bellowing animals jockeying for position rested one placid male a letter and a number on his left side h 465.

Zador alaska biological sciences center u s g s. South marble island is a small protrusion within the main channel of glacier bay as one sails from the visitors center at glacier bay national park up towards the major glaciers it would be unremarkable except that it houses a notable and important colony for the. Hoonah angoon census area census area of the unorganized borough alaska usa august 1995 south marble island. W x 19 in.

More options available. The vessel cruises very close to the small isolated island to observe seabirds and marine mammals. For those seeking the precious quiet and solitude glacier bay can provide the tour boat offers a drop off service in the backcountry. Glacier bay woodbrook 31 in.

5 minutes 44 seconds. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. In that relatively short time the island has become a critical habitat for a variety of seabirds and mammals. Marble islands glacier bay alaska i am focusing only on metamorphic rock changes for this earth cache.

It is a haul out location for a large number of steller sea lions. It s located in alaska united states. It s a other size geocache with difficulty of 5 terrain of 5. One of the first highlights of the day is a stop at south marble island.

South marble island glacier bay alaska by stephani g. One of my favorite locations in glacier bay is south marble island a tiny limestone outcrop miles from any land yet surrounded by fertile waters and covered with lounging sea lions and nesting seabirds. Arctic terns wheel above while harbor porpoise sea lions and marbled murrelets cruise by the rocky shore.