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Anchorage, [a] officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska.With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, [5] [9] it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population.
Mount Susitna, also known as Sleeping Lady, (Dena'ina: Dghelishla) is a 4,396-foot (1,340 m) mountain in the U.S. state of Alaska.It is located on the west bank of the lower Susitna River, about 33 miles (53 km) northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. [1]
Map of the United States with Alaska highlighted. Alaska is a state of the United States in the northwest extremity of the North American continent.According to the 2020 United States Census, Alaska is the 3rd least populous state with 733,391 inhabitants [1] but is the largest by land area spanning 570,640.95 square miles (1,477,953.3 km 2). [2]
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (/ m æ t ə ˈ n uː s k ə s uː ˈ s ɪ t n ə /; known locally as the Mat-Su or The Valley) is an area in Southcentral Alaska south of the Alaska Range about 35 miles (56 km) north of Anchorage, Alaska. [1] It is known for the world record sized cabbages and other vegetables displayed annually in Palmer at the ...
Aerial view of Fire Island The Anchorage area from space, showing Fire Island on the left. Fire Island ( Dena'ina : Nutuł'iy ) is a 5.5-mile (8.9 km) long island in the U.S. state of Alaska , located near the head of Cook Inlet at 61°09′34″N 150°11′55″W / 61.1594444°N 150.1986111°W / 61.1594444; -150.1986111
The Minnesota Drive Expressway is a 7.560-mile-long (12.167 km) south–north expressway located in the city of Anchorage, Alaska, United States.The expressway includes a small portion of O'Malley Road, which is also built to expressway standards.
Alaska Route 1 (AK-1) is a state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.It runs from Homer northeast and east to Tok by way of Anchorage.It is one of two routes in Alaska to contain significant portions of freeway: the Seward Highway in south Anchorage and the Glenn Highway between Anchorage and Palmer.
The Glenn Highway (part of Alaska Route 1) is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska, extending 179 miles (288 km) from Anchorage near Merrill Field to Glennallen on the Richardson Highway. The Tok Cut-Off is often considered part of the Glenn Highway, for a total length of 328 miles (528 km).