"Work begins on Mauna Kea fiber optic hookup", "Glaciers once atop Mauna Kea", and "Philanthropist Keck dead at 83"
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- Title:
- "Work begins on Mauna Kea fiber optic hookup", "Glaciers once atop Mauna Kea", and "Philanthropist Keck dead at 83"
- Periodical:
- Hawaii Tribune Herald
- Year:
- 1996
- Volume:
- V8
- Pages:
- 21a
- Subject:
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Mauna Kea Glacier
Keck Observatory
Fiber optic cables
GTE
- Summary:
- GTE Hawaiian Tel has started work to connect Mauna Kea, Hilo, and Waimea with fiber optic cables. UH also contributed to the project.
The latest USGS map shows that Mauna Kea has four glaciers. The oldest formed 280,000 years ago and the youngest formed 13,000 ago.
Howard B. Keck, who funded the Keck telescopes, died at 83.
- Date:
- August 28, 1996
December 20, 1996
December 18, 1996
- Collection:
- Akiyama