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Sitka. In 1867, site of Russian flag lowering and American flag raising marking the transfer of Alaska to the U.S.; in 1959, after Alaska admitted as 49th state, site of first official raising of 49-star U.S. flag; also known as Castle Hill and Baranof Castle. 5. Anangula Site. Anangula Site.
The Redoubt Volcano was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1976, and erupted in 1990. The National Natural Landmarks in Alaska include 16 of the almost 600 National Natural Landmarks (NNLs) in the United States. They cover areas of geological and biological importance, and include craters, volcanoes, glaciers, lakes, islands and habitats ...
Landforms of Alaska. Lists of landforms of the United States by state. Alaska geography-related lists.
Map of Katmai National Park and surrounding area. Katmai National Park and Preserve is a United States national park and preserve in southwest Alaska, notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its brown bears. The park and preserve encompass 4,093,077 acres (6,395.43 sq mi; 16,564.09 km 2), which is between the sizes of Connecticut ...
Kenai Fjords National Park. Kenai Fjords National Park is a national park of the United States that comprises the Harding Icefield, its outflowing glaciers, and coastal fjords and islands. The park covers an area of 669,984 acres (1,046.9 sq mi; 2,711.3 km 2) [1] on the Kenai Peninsula in south-central Alaska, west of the town of Seward.
Denali National Park & Preserve. Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is a United States national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. The park and contiguous preserve encompass 6,045,153 acres (9,446 sq mi; 24,464 km 2) which is ...
This category has the following 23 subcategories, out of 23 total. Landforms of the Aleutian Islands (4 C, 13 P) Bodies of water of Alaska (18 C, 9 P) Landforms of Alaska by borough (24 C)
List of mountain peaks of Alaska. Coordinates: 63.0690°N 151.0063°W. Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of North America. Denali is the third most topographically prominent and third most topographically isolated summit on Earth after Mount Everest and Aconcagua.