Alaska Flashcards
The Alaska Marine Highway System is
a system of ferry boats along the coast.
Which Alaskan city cannot be reached by car?
Nome
The tallest mountain in the United States is in Alaska. It is
Mt. McKinley (Denali)
The sun shines at midnight near the horizon and never sets in northern Alaska during
June
The fantastic northern lights spectacle is
a natural phenomenon called arora borealis in scientific terms.
A particularly huge species of bears inhabits the island of
Kodiak
This is the largest city in Alaska, at the northern end of Cook Inlet once hit by the strongest earthquake in the United States
Anchorage
Alaska’s second largest city – northern terminus of Alaska Railroad and major tourism center
Fairbanks
Southernmost island city of Alaska, salmon capital of North America and first Alaska stop on the ferry
Ketchikan
This city on the southeastern panhandle is the former Russian capital of Alaska
Sitka
The northernmost settlement in America; an Inupiat Native community
Barrow
This is the capital city of Alaska, below towering mountains, gateway to Glacier Bay
Juneau
Northern end of Alaska Marine Highway, linked to Yukon Territory and Alaska Highway by Klondike Highway
Skagway
