FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
Robert Fiske Griggs was a botanist who led a 1916 National Geographic Society expedition to observe the aftermath of the Katmai volcanic eruption. Flag of the National Geographic Society The Meo Brothers Geographic Society was founded in the United States on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ... Katmai can mean: Katmai National Park and Preserve - a park in Alaska Mount Katmai - a volcano in the Katmai Park in Alaska; the site of a colossal 1912 eruption Katmai - Pentium III computer microprocessor core USS Mount Katmai (AE-16) - an ammunition ship in the US Navy from 1945-1973...
Griggs, Robert F. "The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes: An Account of the Discovery and Exploration of the Most Wonderful Volcanic Region in the World," National Geographic (February 1918), 115-169. The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes is a valley within Katmai National Park and Preserve which is filled with ash flow from the eruption of Novarupta on June 6-June 8, 1912. ...
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