Izizathu Zokuhlala E-Valdez Alaska

UMama Nature wayenento ekhethekile engqondweni lapho edala uValdez. Kutholakala ku-Prince William Sound endaweni eyodwa yezindawo ezivelele kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika yase-Alaska, iValdez iyinhlangano yezintaba eziphakeme, izilwane eziningi eziphilayo zasendle kanye nomkhathi wendawo eyingqayizivele endaweni.

Ngesinye isikhathi lapho kufika khona abavukuzi nabahamba ngezinyawo bewela i-Thompson Pass eya endaweni yase-Alaska's Interior, uValdez wanda ngokushesha ngasekuqaleni kwawo-1900, ngenxa yesango elingenalutho elinesibhakabhaka elinesibhakabhaka nemikhumbi yokuhambisa impahla enqamula enyakatho.

Kwabaningi, umlando we-Valdez awukona ukunqoba, kodwa inhlekelele, njengoba idolobha laliyisitifiketi semicimbi emibili eyingozi, eyodwa yemvelo, eyenziwe ngumuntu oyedwa, kodwa kokubili kokuthinta kakhulu ikusasa layo. Owokuqala wangena ngesimo se-tsunami enkulu ngenxa yokuzamazama komhlaba okungamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye okwakhukhula cishe edolobheni lonke ngo-1964. Umcimbi wesibili wawuyisisekelo somkhumbi wamafutha we- Exxon Valdez ngokumelene ne-Bligh Reef enesibindi ngo-1989, ukuthumela izigidi ezingu-11 Amalitha amafutha aqhubekela emagqumeni angasogwini.

Njengoba i-terminus yeTrans-Alaska Pipeline , umzila wamamayela angu-800 ukusuka ePrudhoe Bay, uValdez udlala indima ebalulekile embonini yamafutha, futhi njengoba kunjalo, idolobha lihamba phambili unyaka wonke. Izivakashi ziyingxenye ebalulekile yezwe laseValdez, futhi abaningi bafika phakathi kukaMeyi noSeptemba. Kodwa idolobha lenze imizamo yokukhuthaza ukuvakasha kwasebusika eValdez; Ukusuka kwe-skiing kanye nemigwaqo yaseNordic yendawo eningi, futhi izindawo eziningi zokuhlala zenziwa zitholakale ku-isivakashi esikhangayo.

Ukwazi nge-Valdez? Nazi izizathu ezinhlanu zokuhlala futhi udlale eduze ne-Prince William Sound nedolobha lapho uMama uMvelo edlala khona izintandokazi.

• 01 ka 05

  Indawo, Indawo, Indawo

  I-Port Valdez yayingenye yezingcezu ezimbalwa zomhlaba ophansi lapho kutholakala khona izifiki ekuqaleni kwawo-1900. I-Valdez yanamuhla iyigridi enhle yamakhaya namabhizinisi anethuba elihle lokuphenya amathuba amaningi okuzithokozisa anikezwe labo abanenhlanhla yokuhlala lapha. Ukuhamba ngebhayisikili, ukuhamba ngezinyawo, ukudoba, kanye ne-kayaking konke kutholakala ngaphakathi kwamakhilomitha ambalwa edolobheni. Labo abafisa ukuhlangenwe nakho okubuyiselwe emuva bangakwazi ukuqasha iziqondiso zokuwahambisa emabhishi asezindaweni ezikude noma emigwaqweni eyizinsuku noma amaviki ehlane lase-Alaska.

• 02 ka 05

  Izilwane zasendle

  Njengoba sisondele emifuleni ye-saumon, umsindo we-saline, nezintaba zezintaba ezigcwele izitshalo kanye nezilwane, indawo ejwayelekile ka-Valdez iyindawo enhle yokuphila kwezinhlobo eziningana zezilwane ezincelisayo nezinyoni. I-Harbour neNkosana uWilliam Sound ziya emakhaya ama-otters, amahale, izilwane zasolwandle, nama-eagles e-bald; futhi izilwane ezincelisayo ezinjengezinyosi ezimnyama, izimbuzi, ne-moose zihamba emagqumeni amancane eduze kwedolobha. Indawo enhle kakhulu yokuhlola izinyosi i-fish hunchery yendawo yangakusihlwa, noma eduze kweDuck Flats ngaphandle kwedolobha.

• 03 ka 05

  Ama-glaciers

  Ngenkulumo eningi mayelana nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu, ama-glaciers ahlolisisa kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva, futhi izivakashi eziningi zifisa ukubeka amehlo abo kulezi zigodi ezigelezayo ngesikhathi se-Alaska. I-Valdez iyiphupho elihle kakhulu ekubukeni kwe- glacier , ne-Columbia Glacier indawo eyaziwayo. Vumela okungenani amahora angu-6 ukuhamba nge-glacier, futhi kuze kube ngu-9 uma ungathanda ukuqhubekela phambili ekuqhumeni kwe-glacial, futhi ubone umlando wokuzamazama komhlaba ka-1964 owabhubhisa ama-coastal amaningi ase-Alaska aseNingizimu Afrika.

• 04 ka 05

  Umlando

  Kuningi okumele kufundwe emphakathini onjengoValdez, futhi izivakashi akufanele zibeke phansi inani lemali elichithwa eminyuziyamu yedolobha nasemasimini afana neDolobha Elidala. Lapho ukuzamazama komhlaba kuka-1964 kwenzeka, indawo enkulu yangempela yedolobhana yabhujiswa yi-tsunami. Imyuziyamu yaseValdez yizindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokufunda kabanzi ngalomphakathi. Vumela okungenani ihora ukuzulazula indawo yangaphambili yase-Old Town Valdez, bese uhamba waya emlenzeni we- Valdez Glacier ukuze ubuke lokhu kubuyela emfuleni weqhwa.

• 05 ka 05

  Ukuzijabulisa Ngaphandle

  Unesifiso sokukhuphuka intaba yentaba? Inhlanzi ye-saumoni? Mhlawumbe ukuhamba ngesonto ngeviki olwandle oluthile luzwakala lukhangayo. U-Valdez unakho konke lokho nokuningi, futhi izivakashi zilinganiselwe kuphela ngombono wabo. Ukuhambela okuvame kakhulu ukuvakashela uValdez kuhlanganisa wonke amaphuzu aphakeme eNkosana William Sound; uthathe uhambo nge kayak noma ngosuku lokuhamba ngesikebhe ukuze uhlole ama-glaciers nezilwane zasendle; ukugibela imigwaqo yendawo yendawo noma ukhethe amajikijolo ku-Thompson Pass; ukuqasha umqondisi owazi izindawo zokucasha ze-halibut noma i-salmon. Noma yikuphi okukhethayo, u-Valdez uyipharadesi yokuzijabulisa.