Page 18 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide 2017 - Alaska

16  INTRODUCING ALASK A

Putting Alaska on the Map

Flanked by the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, separated Ar ctic
from Russia by the Bering Strait, and bordered by Ocean
Canada in the east, Alaska lies across the Arctic Circle.
Covering over 586,400 sq miles (1.5 million sq km)
and with just 735,000 people, it is the largest and least Barrow
densely populated US state. Almost half of all Alaskans Beaufort Sea
live in Anchorage, while the rest are concentrated Wainwright
around Fairbanks, Southeast Alaska, the Mat-Su Valley, Prudhoe Bay Kaktovik
and the Kenai Peninsula. The spectacular landscape, Deadhorse
dotted with national parks, is dominated by glaciers, Point Lay
Umiat
rugged mountain ranges, island chains, broad Colville Inuvik
river valleys, and wide coastal plains.
Point Hope
Kivalina Anaktuvuk Pass Arctic Village
Arctic Circle
Noatak
Wiseman Chandalar
Kotzebue Kiana Ambler Coldfoot Arctic Circle Great Bear
RUSSIA Shishmaref Bettles Fort Yukon Lake
Arctic Circle Yukon
ALASKA
Wales Deering Circle
Kougarok
Teller Livengood Central Norman Wells
Council Koyukuk Huslia Tanana Yukon Chena Hot
Koyukuk Springs Eagle
Gambell Nome Ruby Manley Hot Fairbanks
Shaktoolik Galena Springs
Savoonga Delta Chicken Dawson City
Unalakleet Junction CANADA
Stebbins Poorman Denali
Village
Ber ing Sea Yukon Tok
Kotlik Ophir Paxson Northway
Sheldon
Point Yukon Anvik McGrath
Key Iditarod
Holy Cross Glennallen
Hooper Bay Talkeetna
Alaska highway Stony River Chitina
Highway Kuskokwim Sleetmute Wasilla Palmer Whitehorse
Newtok Aniak McCarthy Watson
Minor road Kashegelok Anchorage Valdez Haines Lake
Mekoryuk Junction
Railroad Bethel
Kenai
International border Kwigillingok Soldotna Whittier Cordova
Kipnuk Skagway
Quinhagak Ninilchik Seward Haines Fort Nelson
0 kilometers 200 Aleknagik Iliamna Kakhonak Homer Yakutat
0 miles 200 Platinum Togiak Naknek Gulf of Gustavus Juneau
Dillingham Alaska
King Salmon
Egegik
St. Paul Port Lions Kodiak Sitka Petersburg
Alaska Peninsula
Pilot Point Wrangell
Pribilof St. George Hyder
Islands Port Heiden Akhiok Old Harbor Craig Ketchikan
Port Moller Chignik Aleutian Islands Hydaburg Prince
George
Prince Rupert
Cold Bay Sand Near Islands Buldir
King Point Agattu
Akutan Cove Island Haida
Unalaska/Dutch Island Gwaii
Harbor Kiska Island Unalaska/Dutch
P acif ic Semisopochnoi Harbor
Island
Amchitka Great Sitkin Umnak
Atka
Island Island Island Seguam Island
Ocean
A l e u t i a n I s l a n d s Adak Amlia Island Amukta Fox Islands
Rat Islands
Island
Island
Andreanof Islands Island
For keys to symbols see back flap
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