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New 2015 Juneau Icefield map available JUNEAU, Alaska–The new 2015 Juneau Icefield map is available. One side of the map has an oblique panoramic view of the Juneau IceField—similar to the display in the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. The other side is an educational resource
filled with icefield facts. The Juneau Icefield, located in the Coast Mountain Range, is North American's fifth largest icefield. It covers over 1,500 square miles of land, and stretches nearly 100 miles north to south and 45 miles east and west.
The Juneau Icefield map costs $6. The folded map is available through Alaska Geographic at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, the Juneau Ranger District front desk, and the map machine located in the lobby of the federal building in
downtown Juneau. It may also be purchased on-line from the
National Forest Map Store or
The USGS Store. Both the Juneau Ranger District and the Mendenhall Visitor Center will be selling 18 x 24 inch flat maps (unfolded) as “posters” suitable for mounting.
The completely new Juneau Icefield map was produced by the USDA Forest Service Alaska Region. The icefield illustration was created for the USFS by Eric Knight with support from the University of Alaska Southeast
and the Banff Institute. For more information, contact either:
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Alaska Regional Lead Cartographer Robert Francis at 907-586-7997 or e-mail
rlfrancis@xxxxxxxxx.
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Cartography & LincPass Program Manager Joe Calderwood at 907-586-7966 or e-mail
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