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Alaska: Region by

Region
NORMAN ROCKWELL
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Juneau
Sitka
Wrangell
Skagway
Ketchikan
Petersburg
Haines
Nome
Dutch Harbor
Attu
Valdez
Bethel
Barrow
Yakutat
Unalakleet
Cordova
Nenana
Palmer
Glennallen
Kodiak
Kenai
Homer
Tanana
Kotzebue
Point Hope
Prudhoe
Arctic
Southeast
Interior
Southwest
Southcentral


The Five Regions
The
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Brooks Range
Very low population
Few Cities
Harsh Winter


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The
Arctic
continued
Wildlife
Oil
Commercial Fishing
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The
Interior
Landlocked
Few Cities
Yukon & Tanana
Rivers
Extreme Seasonal
Weather

The
Interior
continued
Wildlife
Military
Mining
Image: savetanglelakes.org
The
Southwest
Alaskan Peninsula &
Ring of Fire
Storms
Few Cities & Many
Villages
Bodies of Water
Commercial Fishing
The
Southcentra
l
Gulf of Alaska
Cook Inlet
Many Cities & Many
People
Alaska Range & Mnt.
McKinley

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The
Southcentra
l
continued
Generally Warm
Weather
Denali National Park
Variety of Economies

The
Southeast
Inside Passage
Tongass National
Forest
State Capitol: Juneau
Warm/ Rainy Climate
Fishing
Tourism
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Geography/Regions>.

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Department of Labor, n.d. Web. 01 July 2014. <http://www.city-data.com/us-
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