ANCHORAGE
The Gateway to
Alaska
Most people
arrive in Alaska through Anchorage. The International Airport is
the gateway to the world. You can fly over the pole to many world
areas. There are over 40 airlines going through here. Ships
arrive at the Anchorage Port in Cook Inlet. People arrive in
Seward,AK.by boat and drive or take the train to Anchorage to
start their Alaskan treks. About 1 million travelers visit Alaska
each summer. 80,000 of these arrive in Anchorage by air. The rest
arrive over the Alaska Highway through Canada or by boat.
Anchorage sits
in a bowl with Cook Inlet on one side and the Chugach mountains
on the East. The Municipal boundaries encompass 1,955 square
miles, which is almost the same size as the state of Delaware.
Anchorage
is Alaska's largest city. It has a population of about 280,000 people. This is
40% of everyone in the entire state.
What
time is it in Alaska?
Most of
Alaska is on Alaska Standard time,which is 4 hours earlier than
the East coast and 1 hour earlier than the West coast. This is
confusing to many new arrivals, so 'set your watch' and prepare
for a rest on arrival!
Average
high temperature in mid-June is 62deg.F with 19hrs-18min. of
daylight~
Mid-December
brings the reverse as dark!
Anchorage
is a modern city with everything available for food,entertainment,travel,accommodations.
There are great museums, Native Cultural Center,tours and
attractions. We have a large University of Alaska with extentions
in several other Alaskan towns.
The
Anchorage Log Cabin Visitor's Center
Our
University of Alaska
Popular
winter sport!*UAA Photos by UAA*
The
Alaska Native Heritage Center opened it's doors in May 1999
Native
Dancers
Anchorage
is supported by two large military bases. They are Ft.Richardson(Ft.Rich)
Army base and Elmendorf AirForce base. These are the prime
defense system for the USA border to Russia and the Far East
hemisphere.
Lake
Hood by International Airport carries the heaviest float-plane
traffic in the world. Alaska has thousands of lakes that are only
accessible by float-planes.
We will
now jump back into winter in Anchorage and see a little of the
yearly FUR RENDEZVOUS! Since Anchorage is a large Burrough(Alaska
has no countys) we move on a little South of the main city for
some pictures of the lovely scenery that is just a short drive
from downtown. This is the gateway to the Kenai Peninsula.
You know you are Alaskan when you know the AK stands for Alaska and not Arkansas!
Click on
the license plate for NEXT!
