| Longitude / Latitude |
Longitude: 130? W to 173? E
Latitude: 54? 40' N to 71? 50' N |
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| Length x Width |
Alaska is approximately 1,480 miles long and 810 miles wide. |
| Geographic Center |
The geographic center of Alaska is located approximately 60 miles
NW of Mt. McKinley.
Longitude: 152° 28.2'W
Latitude: 64° 43.9'N |
| Borders |
Most of Alaska is surrounded by water. To the north
is the Arctic Ocean, (the Beaufort Sea and the Chukchi Sea). To the
south is the Gulf of Alaska and Pacific Ocean. To the west is the
Bering Sea. Alaska's land borders Canada to the east and south. |
| Total Area |
Alaska covers 656,425 square miles, making it the largest
of the 50 states and more than twice the size of Texas, the second
largest state. |
| Land Area |
570,374 square miles of Alaska are land areas. |
| Water Area |
86,051 square miles of Alaska are covered by water. |
| Highest Point |
The highest point in Alaska is Mt. McKinley (Denali)
at 20,320 feet above sea level. In fact, Mt. McKinley is the highest
point in North America. |
| Lowest Point |
The lowest point in Alaska is sea level where at the
state meets the Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, and the Arctic Ocean. |
| Mean Elevation |
The Mean Elevation of the state of Alaska is 1,900 feet
above sea level. |
| Major Rivers |
Yukon River (Longest river in Alaska; 1,875 miles.),
Kuskokwim River, Colville River, Copper River |
| Major Lakes |
Iliamna Lake, Aleknagik Lake, Becharof Lake, Clark Lake,
Minchumina Lake (Alaska has over 3 million lakes that are more than
20 acres in size.) |
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