Anchorage, Alaska

Physical Features: Mountains

• 4 main mountain ranges surrounding Anchorage. (Chugach, Kenai, Talkeenta, and the Alaska ranges)
• They all range from an elevation of 6,00 to 20,000 feet

Physical Features: Glaciers

• Around 20 different glaciers around Anchorage
• You are able to kayak and hike around the bergs

Physical Features: Vegitation

• There isn't a whole lot of vegitatation located in Anchorage, mainly because of the moutains
• There are a lot of berry shrubs/bushes, and a lot of trees and forests

Climate

• While the area has four seasons, their length and characteristics differ from those of the middle latitudes; snows arrive in October and leave mid - April, while average snowfall is 70 inches.

Natural Resources

• Oil and gas, Mining, Land and Water, Forestry

Population Density

• The population as of 2013 is 300,950
• 171.2/sq mi
• Urban