Girdwood

Girdwood is a community in the Municipality of , , about 30 miles south of Anchorage town center, along the Seward Highway. It is home to Alaska's largest ski area, the Alyeska Resort, which was home to the 2007 US Alpine Ski Championships.
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  • Type: Village with 2,070 residents
  • Description: resort town in Alaska, United States
  • Also known as: “Girdwood, AK”, “Girdwood, Alaska”, “Girdwood, Anchorage, Alaska”, “Girwood”, and “Gridwood”
  • Postal code: 99587

Places of Interest

Highlights include Girdwood Airport and Alyeska Resort.

Aerodrome
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is a state-owned public-use located three miles northeast of the central business district of Girdwood, in Anchorage Borough, , .

Resort
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is a ski resort in the Girdwood area of , approximately 30 miles from downtown Anchorage. Mount Alyeska is part of the mountain range and the is the largest ski area in the state.

Girdwood

Latitude
60.9632° or 60° 57′ 48″ north
Longitude
-149.1337° or 149° 8′ 1″ west
Population
2,070
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
IATA airport code
AQY
United Nations Location Code
US GWK
Open location code
93GGXV78+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150916963
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5862837
Wiki­data ID
Q3055477
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Girdwood” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Girdwood”
  • Chinese: “格伍德”
  • Chinese: “格德伍德”
  • Chinese: “阿拉斯加州安克雷奇格伍德”
  • Dutch: “Girdwood”
  • Finnish: “Girdwood, Alaska”
  • Finnish: “Girdwood”
  • French: “Girdwood”
  • German: “Girdwood”
  • Irish: “Girdwood”
  • Italian: “Girdwood”
  • Japanese: “ガードウッド”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Girdwood”
  • Norwegian: “Girdwood”
  • Persian: “گیروود، آلاسکا”
  • Persian: “گیروود، الاسکا”
  • Persian: “گیروود”
  • Portuguese: “Girdwood, Alaska”
  • Portuguese: “Girdwood”
  • Romanian: “Girdwood”
  • Russian: “Гирдвуд”
  • Spanish: “Girdwood, Alaska”
  • Spanish: “Girdwood”
  • Swedish: “Girdwood, Anchorage”
  • Swedish: “Girdwood”
  • “Girdwood”
  • “Girdwood, Alaska”

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