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GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF ALASKA 6 REGIONS http: //www. alaskakids. org/index. cfm/Know-Alaska/Alaska-Geography/Regions/

GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF ALASKA 6 REGIONS http: //www. alaskakids. org/index. cfm/Know-Alaska/Alaska-Geography/Regions/

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SOUTHEAST ALASKA • Region 1—Southeast Alaska is the region that looks like it should

SOUTHEAST ALASKA • Region 1—Southeast Alaska is the region that looks like it should be in Canada. It is often called Alaska's Panhandle. You can see that if you think of the rest of Alaska as a pan and the long and narrow Southeast Alaska region as the handle. It runs 500 miles along the northern Inside Passage. This waterway snakes through a maze of islands offshore from the mainland of Southeast Alaska

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA • Region 2—Southcentral Alaska is bounded by the Gulf of Alaska to

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA • Region 2—Southcentral Alaska is bounded by the Gulf of Alaska to the South and the Alaska Range to the north. The Chugach Mountains mark the eastern border. The Aleutian Range forms the western border

INTERIOR ALASKA • Region 3—Interior Alaska is the land between the Brooks Range to

INTERIOR ALASKA • Region 3—Interior Alaska is the land between the Brooks Range to the north and the Alaska Range to the South. From the border with Canada, this huge region stretches west about two-thirds across the state

SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA • Region 4—Southwestern Alaska includes the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak, the Aleutian Islands

SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA • Region 4—Southwestern Alaska includes the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak, the Aleutian Islands and the Pribilof Islands

WESTERN ALASKA • Region 5—Western Alaska extends from the Arctic Circle south to Bristol

WESTERN ALASKA • Region 5—Western Alaska extends from the Arctic Circle south to Bristol Bay. The Bering Sea forms the western border

ARCTIC ALASKA • Region 6—Arctic Alaska spans the northern edge of the state. It

ARCTIC ALASKA • Region 6—Arctic Alaska spans the northern edge of the state. It stretches from the Canadian border on the east to the Chukchi Sea to the west. The Brooks Range (the Arctic Circle) forms the southern border. The Arctic Ocean marks the region's northern edge

ALASKA’S NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES • 16 Total Wildlife Refuges • • • • Alaska

ALASKA’S NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES • 16 Total Wildlife Refuges • • • • Alaska Maritime Izembek Alaska Peninsula Becharof Kodiak Togiak Yukon Delta Innoko Nowitna Koyukuk Selawik Kanuti Yukon Flats Arctic National • Tetlin • Kenai https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Z 19 r. GB_DVs 8 http: //www. fws. gov/alaska/nwr/map. htm

ALASKA’S NATIONAL PARKS • 8 total Denali National Park Gates of the Arctic National

ALASKA’S NATIONAL PARKS • 8 total Denali National Park Gates of the Arctic National Park Glacier Bay National Park Katmai National Park Kenai Fjords National Park Kobuk Valley National Park Lake Clark National Park Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

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