Alaska

And Its Regions

The Interior is home to about 16% of Alaskans as well the
Great One, Mt. McKinley.
http://www.olofcarmel.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=8&p=13&a=0&at=0
Denali!
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Juneau
Sitka
Wrangell
Skagway
Haines
Ketchikan
Yakutat
Nome
Dutch Harbor
Attu
Valdez
Bethel
Barrow
Unalakleet
Cordova
Nenana
Palmer
Glennallen
Kodiak
Kenai
Homer
Tanana
Kotzebue
Point Hope
Prudhoe Bay
Arctic
Southwest
Southcentral
Southeast
Rivers and Valleys
Tanana
Yukon
Chena
Natural Hot Springs
The Alaska Range and
Mt. McKinley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_McKinley
http://www.sitnews.us/1010news/102010/102010_ak_science.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chena_Hot_Springs,_Alaska
Fairbanks
Denali National Park and
Preserve
North Pole
http://welcomesignproject.wordpress.com/tag/welcome-to-fairbanks/
https://www.alaskageographic.org/static/1063/denali-national-park-in-
winter
http://fairbanks-alaska.com/north-pole-alaska.htm
Can reach 90 F in summer
And -40 F in winter
The Interior is
Dry
Prone to Fires
Forested with mostly spruce and
birch
http://www.alaskastock.com/resultsframe.asp?txt
keys1=thermometer
http://www.holy-craft.com
The Arctic is the Northernmost part of Alaska and the US. It is known to have one
of the largest oil fields at Prudhoe Bay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudhoe_Bay,_Alaska
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Juneau
Sitka
Wrangell
Skagway
Haines
Ketchikan
Petersburg
Yakutat
Nome
Dutch Harbor
Attu
Valdez
Bethel
Barrow
Unalakleet
Cordova
Nenana
Palmer
Glennallen
Kodiak
Kenai
Homer
Tanana
Kotzebue
Point Hope
Prudhoe Bay
Arctic
Interior
Southwest
Southcentral
Southeast
Brooks Range
Coastline
Bering Strait
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Tundra
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caribou_with_brooks_range_mountains_in_bac
k
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1896142/icy_arctic
_waters_facing_acidic_threat/
Little Diomede
Island
Nome
Point Barrow and
Barrow
http://www.pbs.org/harriman/explog/081601_photos.html
http://agx.firetrench.com/?p=82
http://www.pbase.com/amarquez/image/71043369&exif=Y
Mostly tundra, the arctic holds to its name; its cold. The
average temperature there is barely ever above freezing.
Near the coast it is usually warmer.
http://www.saraschurr.com/Travels/Alaska.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Cleveland_(Alaska)
Home of Mt. Cleveland, an active volcano, the Southwest of Alaska is known
for its islands on the Ring of Fire
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Juneau
Sitka
Wrangell
Skagway
Haines
Ketchikan
Petersburg
Yakutat
Nome
Dutch Harbor
Attu
Valdez
Bethel
Barrow
Unalakleet
Cordova
Nenana
Palmer
Glennallen
Kodiak
Kenai
Homer
Tanana
Kotzebue
Point Hope
Prudhoe Bay
Arctic
Interior
Southwest
Southcentral
Southeast
http://www.destinationdiary.org/the-best-cruise-destinations-in-the-west/
http://ultima0thule.blogspot.com/2010/07/unalaska-aleutian-islands.html
Volcanoes
Islands
Aleutian Islands
Alaska Peninsula
http://www.alaskatravel.com/alaska/bethel.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Harbor_Naval_Operating_Base_and_F
ort_Mears,_U.S._Army
Attu
http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?242414-
RTW-35-Yelizovo-to-Attu
Dutch Harbor
Bethel
Rain, fog, high winds common
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-makes-rain-smell-
so-good-13806085/ http://www.brainharmonycenter.com/brain-fog.html
45-65 F in summer

60-70 in. of rain
Too windy for big trees
Flat Top, a popular hiking spot near Anchorage. Anchorage is
the largest city in Alaska.
http://www.alaska-channel.com/Igloos/2010/08-20_Peaks2and3/
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Juneau
Sitka
Wrangell
Skagway
Haines
Ketchikan
Petersburg
Yakutat
Nome
Dutch Harbor
Attu
Valdez
Bethel
Barrow
Unalakleet
Cordova
Nenana
Palmer
Glennallen
Kodiak
Kenai
Homer
Tanana
Kotzebue
Point Hope
Prudhoe Bay
Arctic
Interior
Southwest
Southcentral
Southeast
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chugach_Mountai
ns_from_Anchorage_(1).jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Inlet
http://www.alaskaphotographics.com/prince_william_sound_informa
tion.shtml http://74-220-216-33.bluehost.com/plan-a-trip/getting-to-kodiak-island.html
Chugach
Mountains
Cook Inlet
Prince William Sound
Kodiak Island
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Drive_Expressway
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g31156-
Valdez_Alaska.html
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/alaska-sea-life-center-in-seward-
ak-ruth-hager.html
http://chinook.kpc.alaska.edu/~nipalmajr/alaska_parks/kenai_fjords.html
Anchorage
Valdez
Alaska Sea Life Center
Kenai Fjords National Park
Averages in the 50s for summer
Averages in the 20s in the winter
Three of the four climatic zones (Maritime in the islands,
Continental in the interior, transition zones to maintain
glaciers)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffin_Island_(Anglesey
)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursera_simaruba
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aialik_Glacier
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaspina_Glacier
The Malaspina Glacier in the Southeast is the size of Rhode
Island.
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Juneau
Sitka
Wrangell
Skagway
Haines
Ketchikan
Petersburg
Yakutat
Nome
Dutch Harbor
Attu
Valdez
Bethel
Barrow
Unalakleet
Cordova
Nenana
Palmer
Glennallen
Kodiak
Kenai
Homer
Tanana
Kotzebue
Point Hope
Prudhoe Bay
Arctic
Interior
Southwest
Southcentral
Southeast
http://walkingwithbigez.blogspot.com/2010_09_01_archive.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier
Inside Passage
Mt. St. Elias
Glaciers
http://www.summitpost.org/saint-elias-
mountains/769356
http://www.nationalparks.org/explore-parks/klondike-gold-rush-national-
historical-park
http://www.redbubble.com/people/whatawonderfulw/works/589250
8-haines-alaska
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneau,_Alaska
Juneau
Haines
Skagway and Klondike Gold
Rush National Park
Summer temperatures averagely close to 70
January average temperature 29.
Annual rainfall about 160 in
Rain, snow, and sunshine in winters
http://eofdreams.com/rain.html