The Alaska Pipeline

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The Pipeline

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A couple shots of some informational signs. You can look at the high resolution pictures to read all the details.

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Shots of the pipeline looking left (north), center, and right (south). In the center is a signpost that describes how far some towns are from this spot.

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More shots of the piplineline, plus a warning sign. They describe some of the warning signs of a leak, the last one being "flames." Generally the advice is to get out of there and call help. There's a small hut that wasn't open, that I presume had more information.

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Another view looking south. Note the cooling fins coming up from the support tower. A picture providing information about the pipeline designer, and another warning sign behind a fence.

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Just a bit to the north, it goes underground again. A lot of the pipeline is underground. The designers had to handles lots of permafrost issues (i.e., not having the hot oil in the pipeline melt it). The pipes sit on the "H"-shaped support towers and can move on them as required by thermal expansion or even earthquakes.

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