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Alaska Route 7 (abbreviated as AK-7) is a state highway in the Alaska Panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It consists of four unconnected pieces which serve some of the Panhandle communities. The Alaska Marine Highway ferries stop in the cities connecting to the Alaska Highway in Yukon via the Haines Highway.
These geographic areas contain either the drainage area of a major river, or the combined drainage areas of a series of rivers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Alaska region, which is listed with a 2-digit hydrologic unit code (HUC) of 19, has an approximate size of 720,535 square miles (1,866,180 square kilometers ), and consists of 6 subregions, which are ...
Salmon River Road: 11.710: 18.845 Wharf near Canada–United States border in Hyder, Alaska: Canada–United States border near Premier, British Columbia (Granduc Road) — — Known as NFD 88 Road inside Tongass National Forest: Taylor Highway: 64: 103 AK-5 (Top of the World Highway) near Jack Wade: Front Street in Eagle — — Formerly part ...
Precipitation averages 14 inches (360 mm) annually, with 41 inches (100 cm) of snow. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km 2 ), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.5 km 2 ) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km 2 ) of it (44.25%) is water.
The Chuitna River, sometimes called the Chuit, [1] emerges from a broad expanse of forest and wetlands west of Anchorage and drains into Cook Inlet. The river and its tributaries support all five species of Pacific salmon , Dolly Varden and trout, [ 2 ] and the region is home to abundant wildlife, including moose, wolves, and bears.
The Hogatza River (Koyukon: Hʉgaadzaat No’; Iñupiaq: Kuuġuqpak or Haukaatchiatnaaq) is a 120-mile (190 km) tributary of the Koyukuk River in the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] Beginning in the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve , it flows generally southwest to meet the larger river west of Hughes . [ 3 ]
The population density was 22.7 inhabitants per square mile (8.8/km 2). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km 2 ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.13% White , 24.83% Native American , and 6.04% from two or more races. 2.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta is a river delta located where the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers empty into the Bering Sea on the west coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. At approximately 129,500 square kilometers (50,000 sq mi) in size, [ 1 ] it is one of the largest deltas in the world.