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Alaskan halibut often weigh over 100 pounds (45 kg). Specimens under 20 pounds (9.1 kg) are often thrown back when caught. With a land area of 586,412 square miles (1,518,800 km 2), not counting the Aleutian islands, Alaska is one-fifth the size of lower 48 states, and as Ken Schultz [4] notes in his chapter on Alaska [5] "Alaska is a bounty of more than 3,000 rivers, more than 3 million lakes ...
The Trapper Creek CDP extends west down the Petersville Road, which leads to mining, prospecting, and recreation country in the foothills of the Alaska Range. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 327.8 square miles (849 km 2 ), of which 320.0 square miles (829 km 2 ) are land and 7.8 square miles (20 km 2 ...
Sutton-Alpine is located in southeastern Matanuska-Susitna Borough at (61.712473, -148.885625), [5] 52–72 miles (84–116 km) northeast of Anchorage along the Glenn Highway
Gakona sawmill and dog sled maker. Summers provide income for local fishing and hunting guides, rafting operations and outfitters. Three residents currently hold commercial fishing permits. Gakona is located adjacent to the Copper, Gakona and Gulkana Rivers allowing access to world class King Salmon, Sockeye Salmon and Rainbow Trout fishing.
Prospect Creek is a very small settlement approximately 180 miles (290 km) north of present-day Fairbanks and 25 miles (40 km) southeast of present-day Bettles, Alaska. Years ago it was home to numerous mining expeditions and the camp for the building of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). Today, it is the location of Pump Station 5 (Jim ...
White Mountain (Inupiaq: Nasirvik, Nachirvik, or Nachizrvik) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States.The population was 190 at the 2010 census, [4] down from 203 in 2000.
Eagle is located at (64.786022, -141.199917), [6] in a straight line about 5.9 miles (9.5 km) west of the border between Alaska and the Yukon Territory of Canada at the 141st meridian Eagle is on the southern bank of the Yukon River at the end of the Taylor Highway , near Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve .
Hunting and trapping for sale of skins, guiding hunters, or making traditional caribou skin masks or clothing provides income, though some residents have sought seasonal employment outside the town. Caribou is the primary source of meat, with other subsistence foods including trout , grayling , moose , sheep , brown bear , ptarmigan and water ...