Southwestern Alaska
Southwestern Alaska is a region in Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula which forms the "chin" of Alaska. Both are volcanic regions, part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Kodiak and Unalaska.
Kodiak
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Kodiak Island is in southwestern Alaska, in the Gulf of Alaska, 250 miles south of Anchorage. It is Alaska's largest island and second largest in the US, after the Big Island in Hawaii. The City of Kodiak is situated on the east shore of Kodiak Island.
Unalaska
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Unalaska is a city on the Aleutian Islands of Unalaska and Amaknak. The part of the city on Amaknak Island is known as Dutch Harbor. It is the eleventh largest city in Alaska and has 4,400 residents.
Bethel
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Bethel is a city of 6,500 people in Alaska. It is the main hub for many of the surrounding native villages and the main port of the Kuskokwim River in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Aleutian Islands and Aniak.
Aleutian Islands
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The Aleutian Islands are a chain of island to the west of Southwestern Alaska. It is a volcanic region, part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Aniak
Aniak is a Central Yup'ik Eskimo village in Southwestern Alaska on the south bank of the Kuskokwim River, at the head of Aniak Slough. About 73% of the population here is American Indian and there were only 501 people living here according to the 2010 Census.Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, along the gulf coast of Southwestern Alaska, is the most remote and least visited of the national parks, with a mere 5,000 annual visitors.
Katmai National Park
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Katmai National Park is a national park that is at the base of the Alaskan Peninsula in Southwestern Alaska, near Kodiak Island.
King Salmon
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King Salmon is a village of 300 people on the Alaska Peninsula in Southwestern Alaska. It is the gateway to Katmai National Park and Preserve, and a government, transportation, and service and shipment center for the commercial red salmon and sport fishing industries.
Aniakchak National Monument
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Remote and rugged, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve is one of the least visited units in the United States National Park System. If you're looking for an untainted natural landscape without a soul in sight, you'll find it at this truly wild park in Southwestern Alaska.
Southwestern Alaska
- Type: region
- Description: region of Alaska
- Also known as: “Southwest Alaska”
- Location: Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
56.8° or 56° 48′ northLongitude of center
-162.2333° or 162° 13′ 60″ westWikidata ID
Q7571211
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Southwestern Alaska” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西南地区 (阿拉斯加)”
- Chinese: “西南地区”
- Danish: “Southwest Alaska”
- Esperanto: “Sudokcidenta Alasko”
- French: “Alaska du Sud-Ouest”
- Hebrew: “דרום-מערב אלסקה”
- Western Frisian: “Súdwest-Alaska”
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