American Landscapes: Wrangell - St.Elias National Park @ National Geographic Magazine

American Landscapes: Wrangell-St.Elias National Park

Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park Feature Page
March 2003

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Photograph by Israel C. Russell, U.S. Geological Survey

1890: Plagued by avalanches and blizzards, the infant National Geographic Society's first expedition sent U.S. Geological Survey geologist Israel C. Russell, a topographer, seven camp hands, and two dogs to explore and map Mount St. Elias.