1. Alaska Geography Geography of Alaska Land area 586 412 square miles, or about 365 000 000 acreslargest state in the union; one-fifth the size of the Lower 48. Area per person Approximately 1.01 square mile per person. http://www.ptialaska.net/~mbridge/page3.html

Alaska Geography Geography of Alaska Land area: 586,412 square miles, or about 365,000,000 acres-largest state in the union; one-fifth the size of the Lower 48. Area per person: Approximately 1.01 square mile per person. Diameter: East to west, 2,400 miles; north to south, 1,420 miles. Coastline: 6,640 miles, point to point; as measured on the most detailed maps available, including islands, Alaska has 33,904 miles of shoreline. Estimated tidal shoreline, including islands, inlets and shoreline to head of tidewater, is 47,300 miles. Adjacent salt water: North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean. Alaska-Canada border: 1,538 miles long; length of boundary between the Arctic Ocean and Mount St. Elias, 647 miles; Southeast border with British Columbia and Yukon Territory, 710 miles; water boundary, 181 miles. Geographic center: Northernmost point: Southernmost point: Tip of Amatignak Island, Aleutian Chain, 511131051, north. Easternmost and westernmost points: Tallest mountain: Mount McKinley, 20,320 feet, and the tallest mountain in the North America. Alaska has 39 mountain ranges, containing 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the United States. Largest natural freshwater lake: Iliamna, 1,150 square miles. Alaska has more than 3 million lakes more than 20 acres in size.

2. Alaska: Geography, Maps And Information from the PCL Map Collection. Geography and Data. Alaska for VisitorsA fantastic resource from About. Infoplease Alaska A brief http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blusak.htm

zfp=-1 About Homework Help Geography Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Geography with Matt Rosenberg Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS World Atlas and Maps Geography Answers Glossary ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Alaska Maps Geography and Data Maps Infoplease Atlas Map of Alaska A large and detailed map of the state that includes many cities along with major highways. Blank Outline Map of Alaska A free blank outline map to print out for educational, school, or classroom use. Merriam-Webster Map of Alaska A fantastic clear and detailed map along with basic geographic facts from Merriam-Webster. Color Landform Atlas - Alaska Dramatic and colorful relief maps of the state - an outstanding display of the topography. Also includes a large 1895 map of the state. Map of Alaska A very large and very detailed map of the state from the PCL Map Collection. Geography and Data Alaska for Visitors A fantastic resource from About.

3. State Of Alaska - Visitor Information Welcome to David Snyder's alaska geography Website. This site is principally for Dave's Geography 205 students at the University of Alaska Anchorage , but everyone is welcome to explore the wonderful world of Alaskan geography! http://www.dced.state.ak.us/tourism/learn/geography.htm

Geography Alaska's Climate Daylight Hours Geography Glaciers ... Back to Visitor Information Page Most photos used in the website can be found in the AlaskaPhotoLibrary

4. Alaska Geography - NETSTATE Information about Alaska state geography, topography, and climate. Land formations,major rivers, geographic center of Alaska. The Geography of Alaska. http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ak_geography.htm

HOME INTRO SYMBOLS ALMANAC GEOGRAPHY STATE MAPS PEOPLE FORUM ... WEBMASTER The Geography of Alaska Click here for a few definitions. Longitude / Latitude Longitude: 130° W to 173° E Latitude: 54° 40' N to 71° 50' N Length x Width Alaska is approximately 1,480 miles long and 810 miles wide. Geographic Center The geographic center of Alaska is located approximately 60 miles NW of Mt. McKinley Borders Most of Alaska is surrounded by water. To the north is the Arctic Ocean , (the Beaufort Sea and the Chukchi Sea). To the south is the Gulf of Alaska and Pacific Ocean . To the west is the Bering Sea . Alaska's land borders Canada to the east and south. Total Area Alaska covers 656,425 square miles, making it the largest of the 50 states and more than twice the size of Texas , the second largest state. Land Area 570,374 square miles of Alaska are land areas. Water Area 86,051 square miles of Alaska are covered by water. Highest Point The highest point in Alaska is Mt. McKinley (Denali) at 20,320 feet above sea level. In fact, Mt. McKinley

5. Geography And Climate Of The 50 States Geography and Climate information for each of the 50 states.Category Kids and Teens School Time Science The Earth Weather...... Alabama geography Alabama, alaska geography Alaska, Arkansas geographyArkansas, Arizona geography Arizona, California geography California, http://www.netstate.com/state_geography.htm

Geography of the 50 States (For state geographic information, click on the state name or state icon.) NOTE: State Graphics are not to scale. Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona ... WEBMASTER Site designed exclusively for NETSTATE.COM by NSTATE NETSTATE.COM is a Trademark of NSTATE, LLC. document.write(fyear) Support NETSTATE Top

6. Links Denny's Alaska And Other Stuff Alaska alaska geography Fishing Hunting Bastard Nation Recipes Links. Email mbridge@ptialaska.net. http://www.ptialaska.net/~mbridge/page8.html

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7. Alaska Geography Essays alaska geography Photographs The following links lead to some photographs portraying Alaskan geography. http://www.alaskageography.com/photos%5Cphotos.htm

AlaskaGeography.com Alaska Geography Photographs The following links lead to some photographs portraying Alaskan geography. These images were scanned from slides, so the quality is not as good as it could be, but it is good enough to provide understanding of how Alaskan geography looks in reality. To see a map showing the locations of these photos by image number, click here: Photo Locations Map Image Number Image Name Size in KB Description anch_cumulus.jpg A large cumulus storm cloud rises over other cumulus clouds above Anchorage and Knik Arm. A particularly warm pocket of heated air has risen to an elevation where it reaches its dew point. At this elevation, the air cools and forms a cloud as it looses its moisture. The act of turning water from a gas into liquid releases heat, warming the cloud even more, causing it to rise up above all the other clouds, where it cools even further, releasing more moisture. This process continues until all the water vapor has been converted to liquid, most of it falling as rain.

8. Alaska Standards And Key Elements For Geography Alaska Department of Education Early Development Alaska Standards and Key Elements for Geography The alaska geography Standards were modeled after the national geography standards, Geography for Life (1994). http://www.educ.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/sstudies/part2p.htm

HOME Arts Health Language Arts ... Glossary Alaska Standards and Key Elements for Geography The Alaska Geography Standards were modeled after the national geography standards, Geography for Life (1994). The state and national standards share a common vision, as expressed in the Geography Education Standards Projectís publication: The . . . Standards aim to create a geographically informed person: someone who understands that geography is the study of people, places, and environments from a spatial perspective, someone who appreciates the interdependent worlds in which we all live. The study of geography has practical value through the application of a spatial view to life situations ( Geography for Life: National Geography Standards Alaska teachers and administrators will find the above-noted publication invaluable in describing the standards, age-appropriate activities, and indicators of mastery at the elementary, junior high, and senior high levels. The Alaska Geography Standards also derive from the five themes of geography which have focused classroom inquiry since the publication of Guidelines for Geographic Education: K-12 (1984). The themes ñlocation, place, human/environmental interactions, movement, and region ñremain central to the Alaska Standards, though reorganized under six standards.

9. AlaskaGeography.com AlaskaGeography.com. Welcome to David Snyder's alaska geography Website. AlaskaGeography Maps. alaska geography Essays. alaska geography Photos. http://www.alaskageography.com/

AlaskaGeography.com Welcome to David Snyder's Alaska Geography Website. This site is principally for Dave's Geography 205 students at the University of Alaska - Anchorage , but everyone is welcome to explore the wonderful world of Alaskan geography! A Glacial Cirque in the Chugach Mountains (click on the picture for a geographical description) Geography 205 - Summer Semester 2001 Alaska Geography Maps Alaska Geography Essays Alaska Geography Photos ... Dave's Geographic Background David Snyder can be reached at: snydertrott@gci.net or dsnyder@resdat.com AlaskaGeography.com is hosted by the friendly folks at Vastcom.com; an Alaskan owned and operated cyber-establishment. Click their logo for more information. AlaskaGeography.com was awarded 4 apples out of 4 by Studyweb.com, an educational website. See the review and more Alaska links by clicking on their logo. Friedrichs Family Just family stuff, irrelevant to geography. Last update: 02/22/03

10. Alaska Geography Essays AlaskaGeography.com alaska geography Essays. Some of them refer to maps which arelocated in the alaska geography Maps link on the homepage of this site. http://www.alaskageography.com/essays\essays.htm

AlaskaGeography.com Alaska Geography Essays The following links lead to brief essays regarding various aspects of Alaskan geography. Most deal with geological topics, but more will be added concerning glaciers, climate and other facets of geography. Some of them refer to maps which are located in the Alaska Geography Maps link on the homepage of this site. Southcentral Alaskan Volcanoes The 1964 Alaska Earthquake Southcentral Alaskan Geology Glacial Impacts on Alaska ... Home

11. Alaska Geography Standards A-C Alaska Department of Education Early Development. alaska geographyStandards AC. A student should be able to make and use maps, globes http://www.educ.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/sstudies/part2r.htm

HOME Arts Health Language Arts ... Glossary Alaska Geography Standards A-C A student should be able to make and use maps, globes and graphs to gather, analyze, and report spatial (geographic) information. A student who meets this standard should: Primary level (ages 5 to 7) Activities Level 1 (ages 8 to 10) Activities (1) be able to use maps and globes to locate places and regions; Construct personal experience maps; i.e., dresser drawer, bedroom, story, classroom, playground, neighborhood, community, indicating knowledge of left, right and cardinal directions. State the grid coordinates of features near the school using a local street or road map. (2) be able to make maps, globes and graphs; Use a neighborhood map to pinpoint students' homes and graph how many live on each bus route, street, etc. Draw a map of school, home neighborhood, community, and state. (3) understand how and why maps are changing documents; Compare maps of the school site, pre- and post-construction.

12. Alaska Geography Standards And Key Elements Alaska Department of Education Early Development. alaska geographyStandards and Key Elements. (This chart can be used as a worksheet http://www.educ.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/sstudies/part2q.htm

HOME Arts Health Language Arts ... Glossary Alaska Geography Standards and Key Elements (This chart can be used as a worksheet to consider the extent to which the district is currently addressing the standards.) Standard Key Element: A student who meets this standard should be able to: District Curriculum Notes A. A student should be able to make a use maps, globes and graphs to gather, analyze, and report spatial (geographic) information. (1) use maps and globes to locate places and regions. (2) make maps, globes and graphs. (3) understand how and why maps are changing documents. (4) be able to use graphic tools and technologies to depict and interpret the worldís human and physical systems. (5) be able to evaluate the importance of the locations of human and physical features in interpreting geographic patterns. (6) be able to use spatial (geographic) tools and technologies to analyze and develop explanations and solutions to geographic problems. B. A student should be able to utilize, analyze, and explain information about human and physical features of places and regions.

13. Alaska Geography Alaska Geographic Vol. 26, No. TO ORDER single copies of THE BERING SEA by creditcard ($21.95 + shipping), call the Alaska Geographic Society at 907562-0164. http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/bering/pages/ak-geo.html

Alaska Geographic Vol. 26, No. 3, 1999: THE BERING SEA Changes in Bering Sea Draw Scientists' Scrutiny What is in store for the vast, life-sustaining body of water we call the Bering Sea? From the decline of salmon runs to the listing of some marine mammals as endangered, scientists and Native people tell of a Bering Sea ecosystem that is undergoing change. What that change might be - and how scientists are documenting it - is the focus of THE BERING SEA. Among the world's most productive ecosystems, the Bering Sea is a realm of superlatives: Half the commercial fish harvested in the United States are caught here; Some marine mammals and seabirds are found nowhere else in the world; and Native people have relied on the Bering Sea for millennia. With engrossing text and photos, readers explore the region's physical environment, its people and its fish, whales, sea lions, fur seals, walrus and seabirds. Science writer Richard P. Emanuel describes the Bering Sea's physical environment as well as the importance of whale baleen and what it reveals to scientists about changes in marine productivity. Aleut leader Larry Merculieff takes readers halibut fishing, as he tells how the traditions of his people mesh with the sea's natural rhythms. Kris Capps discusses the marine mammal mysteries that surround the Bering Sea. Nationally recognized writer Downs Matthews explores Siberia's Whale Alley, where marine mammal bones haunt the homeland of a vanished culture. These authors join others to examine the natural history and science that will enhance understanding of an evolving environment where people and animals have long shared the wealth.

14. Pelican, Alaska Geography THE GEOGRAPHY OF PELICAN - Pelican is a small fishing community situatedon the northwestern tip of Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska. http://www.pelican.net/geography.html

THE GEOGRAPHY OF PELICAN P off the right hand edge located on Pelican Flats L isianski Inlet is a fiord estuary system with exceptional biological productivity. The topography of the area is characterized by steep slopes, with rugged mountains rising to elevations of greater than 3,000 feet above a narrow and deep fjord. The city is located at the base of a nearly vertical escarpment, with less steep land located on an outcropping north of the cold storage plant, on grass-sedge meadows north of Pelican Creek, and on the accreted "flats" south of Pelican Creek. The topography largely determines, and limits, where land can be developed in the Pelican area. Ariel view of Pelican from a seaplane, small lake in lower right hand corner is the lake that supplies Pelican Creek P elican Creek is the only significant natural drainage in the city. The watershed includes 12.7 square miles. Due to steep topography, shallow soils and exposed bedrock,the drainage basin produces a very high rate of runoff. Pelican Creek is the principal source of water and hydroelectric power for industrial and domestic uses in the community. A man-made dam creates a small shallow reservoir in the watershed, which feeds the hydroelectric generation facility. Pelican is located at the bottom of steep hillsides that gradually rise into the alpine S oils in the Lisianski Inlet area are divided into three broad categories: organic soils which predominate from valley bottoms to high alpine, alluvial soils which form from stream deposition in valley lowlands, and mineral soils on steep mountainsides. The west Chichagof-Yakobi Island area is considered to be one of the most highly mineralized areas in southeast Alaska, with a significant history of gold mining. Gold was extracted from the Apex-El Nido mine, located across Lisianski Inlet from Pelican prior to the 1940's. Copper and nickel also occur in the Chichagof-Yakobi Island area.

15. Southeast Alaska Geography Southeast alaska geography. Southeast Alaska is a combination of waterand forested islands that create the state's famous Inside Passage. http://uasonline.uas.alaska.edu/uas/facts/geography.html

Southeast Alaska Facts Geography Climate Access and Travel Recreation ... Community Service Southeast Alaska Geography Southeast Alaska is a combination of water and forested islands that create the state's famous Inside Passage. It stretches 500 air miles north/south and 100 miles east/west. Within these boundaries lie 1,000 islands; 15,000 miles of shoreline; America's largest national forest; one national park/preserve; two national historical parks; two national monuments; 12 national wilderness areas; thousands of coves, bays and bights; 15,000 bald eagles; 25,000 brown bears; 60 major glaciers; 70,000 residents and the University of Alaska Southeast. The Tongass National Forest, managed by the U.S. Forest Service, occupies 77% the Southeast Alaska land. At 16.8 million acres this is the largest national forest in the country and the world's largest temperate rain forest. The forest contains the largest tracts of virgin old-growth trees left in America. The compressed geography means that ocean tidewater brushes against 4,000 foot mountains capped by glaciers and ice fields. About 20,000 years ago, during the Great Ice Age, virtually all of Southeast Alaska was covered by ice. Only peaks reaching above 5,000 feet reached through the glaciers. Today their sharp points contrast with rounded mountains that were smoothed by the glacial advance.

16. UAS: Southeast Alaska Geography Southeast alaska geography Southeast Alaska is a combination of waterand forested islands that create the state's famous Inside Passage. http://www2.jun.alaska.edu/uas/se-facts/segeog.shtml

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17. Exploring Alaska - Geography alaska geography. The St. Elias area. At the root of the Alaska panhandle,on the border with Canada, is a magnificent area consisting http://www.k-online.com/~esquared/alaska/geogrphy.htm

Alaska Geography The St. Elias area At the root of the Alaska panhandle, on the border with Canada, is a magnificent area consisting of the Wrangell, Chugach, and St. Elias mountain ranges. The area is characterized by massive glaciers and icefields punctuated occasionally by bare and jagged peaks. It is the third largest glaciated region in the world after Antarctica and Greenland. Because of the rugged, inhospitable terrain, this area is one of the most inaccessible on earth. Vast distances limit access to those travelling by dog sled or bush plane. Rugged topography limits travel within the area to mountaineers with technical climbing skills. Scores of unclimbed peaks exist. The area is home to several noted mountain peaks: Mount Logan (19524') This is the highest peak in Canada and the second highest in North America after Denali. In terms of volume, Mount Logan is the most massive mountain in the world. Its summit crowns a ridge which exceeds 17000 feet in altitude for some 13 miles. Because of its isolated inland location, it takes would-be climbers a few weeks just to approach. Mount Saint Elias (18008') Located on the border of Alaska and the Yukon Terretory, Mount Saint Elias is the second highest peak in the U.S. and in Canada. It has a remarkable pyramidal shape and is very difficult to climb because it is so steep. Despite that fact, the first successful climb of it was quite early, in 1897, some 28 years before than Mount Logan, because of its proximity to the ocean. Its distance from the present-day tip of Icy Bay is a mere 17 miles, which is barely a stone's throw in comparison to the rest of the region.

18. Alaska Geography alaska geography. Look, Find, Search, Study, Research Shop! alaska geography NETSTATE Information about Alaska state geography, topography, and climate. http://www.linkfinding.com/cgi-bin/search/smartsearch.cgi?keywords=alaska geogra

19. CultureGrams States Edition Alaska Geography Geography. More than 80 percent of all active volcanoes in the United States arefound in Alaska, and almost every year there is at least one big eruption. http://www.shakamak.k12.in.us/cgstates/site/state_27.htm

20. Alaska: Geography alaska geography. Physical Geography and Climate. Nearly one fifththe size of the rest of the United States, Alaska is a huge block http://www.slider.com/enc/2000/Alaska_Geography.htm

need more stamps? Home Encyclopeadia A Agr - Aix ... Rope Ladders Trellian WebPage Slider Search: The Web Encyclopaedia Shopping Index Help Encyclopaedia Alaska: Geography Physical Geography and Climate Nearly one fifth the size of the rest of the United States, Alaska is a huge block of land at the northwestern extremity of the North American continent. The tip of the Seward Peninsula in the NW section of the state is only a few miles from the Russian Far East; the two are separated by the narrow Bering Strait. The Seward Peninsula is chiefly tundra covered and sparsely inhabited. The Bering Strait widens in the north to the Chukchi Sea, which slices into Alaska with Kotzebue Sound; in the south the strait widens to the Bering Sea, which cuts into Alaska with Norton Sound and Bristol Bay. Toward the south the state again extends toward Russia in the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands The southern coast of Alaska is deeply indented by two inlets of the wide Gulf of Alaska, Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound ; the Kenai Peninsula between them extends southwest toward Kodiak Island . The narrow Panhandle dips southeast along the coast from the Gulf of Alaska, cutting into British Columbia. It consists of the offshore islands of the

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