Hawaii and Alaska Geography Flashcards
National Forest taking up much of the southeast of Alaska
Tongass National Forest
Artificial Island off the Coast of Alaska used by BP for oil production. It is part of the Prudhoe Bay oil field.
Endicott Island
Famous valley in Katmai National Park in Alaska made up of Ash flows from the eruption of Novarupta in 1912
Valley of the Ten Thousand Smokes
Channel separating Juneau from Douglas Island
Gastineau Channel
Name for Hawaiian Cowboys who ate Beef Rope
Pianolos
Sound that is notably absent from Hawaiian language
S sound
Name for a hawaiian meal consisting of white rice, macaroni salad, and some entree
Plate Lunch
Hawaiian food consisting of white rice topped with spam, a fried egg, and brown gravy - yummm
Loco moco
Town in North Slope Borough which is the northernmost town in America in Alaska
Utkgiavik (Recently voted to change its name from Barrow)
Mountain range near Anchorage
Chugach Mountains
Very long archipelago off the southeastern coast of Alaska
Alexander Archipelago
Sound where the Exxon Valdez spill happened
Prince William Sound
Massive Alaska Earthquake in the 60s
Good Friday Earthquake
District including the southernmost point in any American STATE (Palmyra Island has a more south point)
Kau District in the Big Island of Hawaii