
Expedition
Log

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August 11, 2001
Souvenir Album:
Unalaska/Dutch
Harbor
Images (click images for a
larger view)
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Church of the
Holy Ascension of Christ, a Russian Orthodox
Church, in Dutch Harbor. (Photo by National Ocean
Service, NOAA).
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A juvenile
and adult bald eagle resting on piling in Dutch
Harbor. (Photo by National Ocean Service,
NOAA).
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Archeology
dig site on the spit in Dutch Harbor lead by Rick
Knecht. This site is a midden (garbage dump) that
dates back approximately 1000 years. William Dall,
an archaeologist during the original Harriman
Expedition, also dug in this area in 1899. (Photo
by National Ocean Service, NOAA).
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Archaeologists
have been working at the dig site since mid July
and some of the artifacts they have found to date
include a small carved doll, fish bones, shells and
metal Russian rings. (Photo by National Ocean
Service, NOAA).
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Bogoslof
Island is a critical breeding ground of the
endangered Steller sea lion so access by humans is
extremely limited. Fur seals and several species of
seabirds are also abundant. (Photo by National
Ocean Service, NOAA).
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