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Far North
Far North Alaska is a land of tundra,
rolling hills and mountain ranges.
The Arctic experiences polar day, or
midnight sun, during the summer,
when the sun does not dip below
the horizon. During the winter, polar
night occurs, when the sun does not
rise for several months.
Many communities can only be
reached by air or snowmobile. The
415-mile-long Dalton Highway is
the only US highway to cross the
Arctic Circle. The Dalton Highway
connects Livengood (70 miles north
of Fairbanks) to Prudhoe Bay.
The Inupiat people still live in the Far
North, relying on hunting and fishing
for food and passing their oral history
from generation to generation. Some
villages have been occupied for more
than 10,000 years.
Southwest
Southwest Alaska encompasses
a large area with a wide variety
of terrain. The Aleutian Range of
volcanic mountains runs along the
entire length of the Alaska Peninsula.
The Aleutian Islands stretch 1,000
miles from the peninsula towards
Asia. The islands form part of the
Pacific Ring of Fire with their 57
volcanoes and separate the Bering
Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
The mountainous, forested Kodiak
Island is the second-largest island in
the United States.
Bristol Bay’s freshwater streams make
it the largest source of red salmon in
the world.
Inland, there are tens of thousands of
square miles of relatively remote and
unspoiled terrain, including boreal
forest, swamps, and highlands.
Southcentral
Southeast
Far North
Interior
Southwest
Juneau is the
only state capital
in the continental
U.S. that has no
road access. It is
accessible only by
air or water.
Regions of Alaska
The regionally colored box number
on the ads correspond to the
business locations found on the maps.
Legend on page 3.
Interior
See pages
8-17
Southcentral
See pages 18-21,
27-30 & 32-39
Southeast
See pages
40-44
The official state bird of Alaska is the
Willow Ptarmigan. This vocal bird
lives year-round in Alaska, changing
its color to suit the season.
Alaska’s state flower is the
Alpine Forget-me-not,
with its five sky-blue
colored petals. This
perennial grows 5-12
inches high in alpine
meadows. It is most
fragrant in the evening
and at night.
The Four-spot Skimmer
Dragonfly was
designated as Alaska’s
official insect in 1995.
Runners up included the
mosquito, a butterfly and
the bumblebee.
Alaska’s flag features the Big Dipper
as a symbol of strength and the
North Star as a symbol of Alaska’s
northern location.
The Sitka Spruce was
designated Alaska’s
official state tree in 1962.
This spruce is the tallest
conifer in the world,
preferring the moist
ocean air along Alaska’s
southeastern coast.
Jade was designated the official
state gem, and gold the official
mineral, in 1968.
Alaska State Symbols
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