Virtual Tours
Throughout this course, you will have the opportunity to join Dr. Alley and the Geosc10 team for "virtual tours" of National Parks and other locations that illustrate some of the key ideas and concepts being covered. For the rest of the course, VTrips will present important material that may show up on the quizzes. In general, the slide shows start with pretty pictures to introduce you to a park and end with pictures focused on scientific ideas. The more scientific, the more likely to be on a quiz! Next, mostly for your enjoyment, are pictures of the world's largest national park (Northeast Greenland). Have fun!
Take a Tour of Northeast Greenland National Park
Preserving the best of the landscape in national parks is a U.S. invention that much of the world has adopted. The largest national park, Northeast Greenland National Park, is in NE Greenland and was founded in 1974. Both Dr. Anandakrishnan and Dr. Alley have conducted research there. Most of the pictures were taken by Richard Alley in or just outside of the national park, during a research expedition to Scoresby Sund in the autumn of 2005. Enjoy!