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Saltmarsh, Copper River Delta, Alaska The Copper River Delta, which extends for 2,800 km2 is considered the largest contiguous wetlands - partly tidal flats - along the Pacific coast of North America. It is used annually by 16 million shorebirds, including t...

By Peter Prokosch

Tidal flats at Cordova, Copper River Delta, Alaska The Copper River Delta, which extends for 2,800 km2 is considered the largest contiguous wetlands - partly tidal flats - along the Pacific coast of North America. It is used annually by 16 million shorebirds, including t...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Freshwater marsh, Copper River Delta, Alaska The Copper River rises out of the Copper Glacier, which lies on the northeast side of Mount Wrangell, in the Wrangell Mountains, within Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park. The Copper River Delta, which extends for 2,800 ...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Saltmarshes and tidal flats, Copper River Delta, Alaska The Copper River Delta, which extends for 2,800 km2 is considered the largest contiguous wetlands - partly tidal flats - along the Pacific coast of North America. It is used annually by 16 million shorebirds, including t...

By Peter Prokosch

Bear footprints, Tidal flats, Copper River Delta, Alaska The Copper River rises out of the Copper Glacier, which lies on the northeast side of Mount Wrangell, in the Wrangell Mountains, within Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park. The Copper River Delta, which extends for 2,800 ...

By Peter Prokosch

Bear traces at river bank, Copper River Delta, Alaska The Copper River rises out of the Copper Glacier, which lies on the northeast side of Mount Wrangell, in the Wrangell Mountains, within Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park. Brown Bears benefit from the river's famous salm...

By Peter Prokosch

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Copper River Delta, Alaska The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States of America and appears on its Seal. In the late 20th century it was on the brink of extirpation in the continental United States. Populations recovered and the spe...

By Peter Prokosch

Fjord in between Ice-free West-Greenland All towns and settlements of Greenland are situated along the ice-free coast, with the population being concentrated along the west coast. Significant parts of the hinterland at the central west coast are also ice-free (...

By Peter Prokosch

Spectacled Eider female (Somateria fischeri), Prudhoe Bay, Alaska The tundra of North Slopes has a rich biodiversity with some of the highest densities of Arctic birds breeding here. The biodiversity is affected by the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, which is the largest oil field in North Ame...

By Peter Prokosch

Arctic Tundra in June, Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, Alaska (1986) The tundra of North Slopes has a rich biodiversity with some of the highest densities of Arctic birds breeding here. The biodiversity is affected by the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, which is the largest oil field in North Ame...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Polygon tundra, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska The tundra of North Slopes has a rich biodiversity with some of the highest densities of Arctic birds breeding here. The biodiversity is affected by the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, which is the largest oil field in North Ame...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Poligone tundra with car traces, Prudhoe Bay oil field, Alaska Prudhoe Bay Oil Field is a large oil field on Alaska's North Slope. It is the largest oil field in both the United States and in North America, covering 86,418 ha and originally containing approximately 25 billion barrel...

By Peter Prokosch

Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) , Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, Alaska The tundra of North Slopes has a rich biodiversity with some of the highest densities of Arctic birds breeding here. The biodiversity is affected by the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, which is the largest oil field in North Ame...

By Peter Prokosch

King Eider male (Somateria spectabilis), Prudhoe Bay, Alaska The tundra of North Slopes has a rich biodiversity with some of the highest densities of Arctic birds breeding here. The biodiversity is affected by the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, which is the largest oil field in North Ame...

By Peter Prokosch

Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Prudoe Bay oil field, Alaska The tundra of North Slopes has a rich biodiversity with some of the highest densities of Arctic birds breeding here. The biodiversity is affected by the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, which is the largest oil field in North Ame...

By Peter Prokosch

Brent Geese (Branta b. nigricans), Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, Alaska The tundra of North Slopes has a rich biodiversity with some of the highest densities of Arctic birds breeding here. The biodiversity is affected by the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, which is the largest oil field in North Ame...

By Peter Prokosch

Lagoons aside the Ölfusá River Mouth, South Iceland Along the ring-road of Iceland many internationally important wetlands can be observed.

By Peter Prokosch

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