Southcentral Alaska
Southcentral Alaska is a region of Alaska, home to its largest population center around Anchorage, on the north Pacific Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Anchorage and Wasilla.
Anchorage
Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska, in the Southcentral region. Anchorage is a cosmopolitan port city with a population of 291 247. It is a consolidated city-borough referred to as a municipality.
Wasilla
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Wasilla is a city of 9,000 people in Alaska. Wasilla is the last city of significant size on the Parks Highway northward; therefore, it is a frequent stopping point if traveling by car to Denali National Park, Fairbanks or other points north.
Homer
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Homer is a city on the Kenai Peninsula in Southcentral Alaska and is long known as the "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World." It is also known as the "End of the Road".
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Kenai Peninsula and Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Kenai Peninsula
The Kenai Peninsula is south of Anchorage, surrounded by the Cook Inlet to the west and Prince William Sound to the east. It is one of the most visited tourist regions in Alaska, especially popular with anglers lured by its excellent salmon and halibut fishing.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough is in Southcentral Alaska. This borough is named after the Matanuska-Susitna Valley where farmers settled in the 1930s, through a government project.
Valdez
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Valdez is found in Southcentral Alaska on Prince William Sound. It is pronounced locally as "val-DEEZ", not like the Spanish surname.
Kenai
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Kenai is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. By road, it is 158 miles southwest of Anchorage. The population was 7,424 as of the 2020 census, up from 7,100 in 2010, the seventh-most populated city in the state.
Cordova
Cordova is a port city in Chugach Census Area, Alaska, United States. It lies near the mouth of the Copper River, at the head of Orca Inlet on the east side of Prince William Sound.
Yakutat
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The City and Borough of Yakutat is a borough in the state of Alaska. Yakutat was also the name of a former city within the borough. The name in Tlingit is Yaakwdáat.
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, with over 13 million acres, is the largest US national park. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. Located in Alaska, the park has no trails and you'll find no Princess Bus Lines.
Kenai Fjords National Park
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Kenai Fjords National Park is a national park of the United States that comprises the Harding Icefield, its outflowing glaciers, and coastal fjords and islands.
Talkeetna
Talkeetna is a small town in Southcentral Alaska around 3 hours south of Denali National Park and Preserve.
Cooper Landing
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Cooper Landing in Alaska is a small town located on the Kenai Peninsula, 100 mi south of Anchorage. The town sits between on the shores of Kenai Lake and the banks of the Kenai River.
Moose Pass
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Moose Pass is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 219 at the 2010 census, up from 206 in 2000.
Glennallen
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Glennallen is a census-designated place in the Copper River Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 439, down from 483 in 2010.
Willow Creek
Willow Creek is a small village in the Copper River Valley in Southcentral Alaska near the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.McCarthy
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McCarthy is a census-designated place in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The population was 107 at the 2020 census, up from 28 in 2010.
Girdwood
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Girdwood is a community in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, 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.
Southcentral Alaska
- Type: region
- Description: region of the U.S. state of Alaska
- Location: Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
61.1° or 61° 6′ northLongitude of center
-148° or 148° westWikidata ID
Q572018
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Southcentral Alaska” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Suid-Sentraal-Alaska”
- Catalan: “Alaska central del Sud”
- Chinese: “阿拉斯加中南部”
- Danish: “Southcentral Alaska”
- Esperanto: “Sudcentra Alasko”
- French: “Alaska centrale du Sud”
- French: “Alaska du Centre-Sud”
- German: “South Central Alaska”
- Hebrew: “דרום-מרכז אלסקה”
- Hebrew: “החלק הדרומי של מרכז אלסקה”
- Italian: “Alaska centromeridionale”
- Japanese: “アラスカ中南部”
- Portuguese: “Centro-Sul do Alasca”
- Russian: “Южная Центральная Аляска”
- Slovenian: “Južnocentralna Aljaska”
- Spanish: “Centro-sur de Alaska”
- Western Frisian: “Súdlik Sintraal-Alaska”
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