The U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 1979 programs
Circular
804-A
By: Robert F. Gilmore, Linda-Lee Harris, and Lisa D. Tennison
Edited by: Katherine M. Reed
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Abstract
This circular describes the 1979 programs of the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska. The mission of the Geological Survey is to identify the Nation 's land, water, energy, and mineral resources; to classify federally-owned mineral lands and water-power sites; to resolve the exploration and development of energy and natural resources on Federal and Indian lands; and to explore and appraise the petroleum potential of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Alaska is at once the largest, the least populated, the least explored, and the least developed State in the Nation. More than half of the Nation 's 600 million acres of Outer Continental Shelf lies off Alaska 's coast, and nearly half of the remaining 762 million acres of Federal land are within its borders. Its resources of all kinds present an opportunity to demonstrate how the needs of both conservation and development can be met for the benefit of the American people. (Kosco-USGS)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | The U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 1979 programs |
| Series title | Circular |
| Series number | 804 |
| Chapter | A |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir804A |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | v, 94 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
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