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Alaska is the largest state in the union. Usually thought of as covered by ice, much of Alaska is actually mountainous and forested. Learn more about Alaska in this section.

Featured Article: Geography of Sitka

Sitka, Alaska, a town on Baranof Island in the Panhandle, in the southeastern part of the state. See more »

Geography of Alaska

Geography of Alaska

Alaska, one of the Pacific Coast states of the United States. Like Hawaii, it is geographically separated from the rest of the country.

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Geography of Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska, a seaport and the state's largest city. It lies at the mouth of Knik Arm, a branch of Cook Inlet, about 570 miles (920 km) west-northwest of Juneau, the state capital.

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Geography of Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska, the second largest city in the state. It lies on the Chena River, a tributary of the Tanana River, about 270 miles (435 km) north-northeast of Anchorage.

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Geography of Juneau

Juneau, Alaska, the state capital and the state's largest city. It lies on the Gastineau Channel at the base of the Coast Mountains on Alaska's southeast coast.

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Geography of Ketchikan

Ketchikan, Alaska, a city on Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago, off the southeast coast of Alaska.

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Geography of Nome

Nome, Alaska, a city on the Seward Peninsula, 520 miles (840 km) west of Fairbanks.

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Geography of Sitka

Sitka, Alaska, a town on Baranof Island in the Panhandle, in the southeastern part of the state.

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Geography of Skagway

Skagway, Alaska, a coastal town in the southeast. It lies about 80 miles (130 km) northwest of Juneau, the capital, at the northern end of the Inside Passage, a coastal shipping route.

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