Alaska's 8eglons

8y: !erome Wllllams

SouLheasL Alaska
ls oen called Alaska's anhandle
Clues ln SL Ak, !uneau, keLchlkan, and SlLka, Palnes,
Skagway, Wrangell, eLersburg, and ?akuLaL
Ceologlcal lLems, Lynn Canal, CaLham SLralL, ulxon
LnLrance, SL. Lllas MLn., lnslde assage
1he cllmaLe ln SL Ak ls Lhe warmesL and weuesL parL
ln Alaska, also has hlgh preclplLauon
1he populauon of Alaska's anhandle ls abouL 74,300
people
SouLheasL uemographlcs
1he populauon ln 2012 ls Lhe new record wlLh
74,423 people, passlng Lhe record LhaL was seL ln
1997.
SouLheasL Alaska
lnLeresung polnL of Lhls reglon ls LhaL mosL of
Lhe clues lslands
SouLhwesL Alaska
Ceologlcal lLems, ?ukon and kuskokwlm 8lvers, Wood-1lkchlk
Lakes, Lake lllamna, Lake Clark, 8earlng Sea, Aleuuan lslands,
kaLmal nauonal ark,
opulauon: 33,349 as of Lhe 2000 census
CllmaLe: range from 10-100 lnches of preclplLauon, subarcuc
cllmaLes, also Lhe cllmaLe ls deLermlned by Lhe 8erlng sea and
Culf of Alaska
Ma[or clues lnclude, 8eLhel, ullllngham, unalaska
Lconomy and lndusLry
SouLhwesL's economy ls mosLly based on
harvesung and processlng sherles. Also
commerclal, sporL, and subslsLence shlng.
1ourlsm, mlnerals, oll and gas, and aerospace
also conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe economy
SouLhwesL Alaska
SouLhwesL reglon cuLs across Lhe 8erlng Sea
Loward Asla
SouLhcenLral Alaska
Ceologlcal lLems are, Alaska 8ange, Wrangell,
Chugach, and 1alkeeLna MounLalns, SuslLna,
Copper, and MaLanuska 8lver, rlnce Wllllam
Sound and Cook lnleL
SouLhcenLral has a marlume cllmaLe, hlgh
levels of raln and snowfalls
Anchorage has abouL 260,000 people, so
maybe souLhcenLral Alaska has abouL over
300,000 people
Lconomy and lndusLry
1he Alaska lndusLry
1he oll lndusLry llke Lhe 1rans-Alaska lpellne
SLaLe and lederal governmenL
rlmary LransporLauon, communlcauon, Lrade,
servlces, and nance cenLer (Anchorage)
Llmendorf Alr lorce 8ase, lorL 8lchardson
Army osL, and kulls Alr nauonal Cuard base
lnLeresung polnL abouL Lhls reglon ls LhaL SouLhcenLral
Alaska has over half of Alaska's populauon
lnLerlor Alaska
ls beLween Lhe 8rooks range and Alaska range
Ceologlcal lLems, ?ukon 8lver, kuskokwlm
8lver, ML. Mcklnley, uenall nauonal ark
WarmesL summers ln Lhe sLaLe and coldesL
wlnLer Lemps
opulauon ls abouL 40,000 (esumaung)
hoLos of Lhe lnLerlor
1he lnLerlor has beauuful landscape of Lhe
mounLalns and Lhe Lundra
Alaska's Arcuc geography
Ma[or clues, 8arrow, koLzebue, rudhoe 8ay,
nome, Calena
opulauon: over 10,300 people
Ceologlcal feaLures, norLon sound, koLzebue
sound, Chukchl Sea, Arcuc Ccean, 8eauforL
Sea, 8rooks 8ange, Colvllle 8lver
CllmaLe ln Arcuc Alaska
uurlng Lhe wlnLer, Lhe sun ls down from abouL
november 18
Lh
ull !anuary 24
Lh

And ln Lhe summer, Lhe sun never seLs from
abouL May 10
Lh
ull AugusL 2
nd

very cold wlnLers and cool summers. Snow can
fall any monLh durlng Lhe year
Lconomy, lndusLry and lnLeresung
polnL
Cll producuon ln rudhoe 8ay
lnLeresung polnL foe Lhls reglon ls LhaL Lhe sun
doesn'L come up durlng Lhe wlnLer and also
doesn'L seL durlng Lhe summer