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The island is 135 miles (217 km) long, 65 miles (105 km) wide and has an area of 2,577 sq mi (6,670 km 2), about one-tenth the size of Ireland and slightly larger than the state of Delaware. Approximately 6,000 people live on the island. Craig is the largest community; founded as a saltery in the early 20th century, it has a population of 1,500.
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 ...
This is a list of islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. Approximately 2,670 named islands help to make Alaska the largest state in the United States . [A] [ 1 ]
Kenai Lake (Dena'ina: Sqilan Bena) is a large, "zig-zag" shaped lake [2] on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The lake forms the headwaters of the Kenai River, [3] and is itself a destination for fishing and other outdoor activity. The Dena'ina call the lake Sqilan Bena, meaning "ridge lake place". [4] Due to its size and shape it is accessible from ...
I've been on four Alaskan cruises, and I'd happily take more just for the beautiful sights.. I love starting the cruise in Vancouver, British Columbia, and traveling north through the Inside ...
Ketchikan, Alaska. Ketchikan (/ ˈkɛtʃɪkæn / KETCH-ih-kan; [4] Tlingit: Kichx̱áan) is a city in and the borough seat of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough on Revillagigedo Island of Alaska. [5][6] It is the state's southeasternmost major settlement. Downtown Ketchikan is a National Historic Landmark District. With a population at the 2020 ...
Yosemite Valley (/ joʊˈsɛməti / yoh-SEM-ə-tee; Yosemite, Miwok for "killer") is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California, United States. The valley is about 7.5 mi (12.1 km) long and 3,000–3,500 ft (910–1,070 m) deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and ...
Iliamna is located in southwest Alaska at (59.765135, -154.840312 It is bordered to the south by the city of Newhalen , to the west by the Newhalen River , and to the southeast by Iliamna Lake . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97.4 km 2 ), of which 37.1 square miles (96.2 km 2 ) are ...