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In Anchorage, Alaska, Sand Lake is the area surrounding Sand Lake, a stocked lake in the southwest part of the city. It is south of the Ted Stevens International Airport and Lake Spenard. [ 1] The lake itself has a surface area of 78 acres (320,000 m 2 ). [ 2] It is one of the few big-city lakes in the world with common and Pacific loon ...
Kobuk Valley National Park is an American national park in the Arctic region of northwestern Alaska, located about 25 miles (40 km) north of the Arctic Circle.The park was designated in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to preserve the 100 ft (30 m) high Great Kobuk Sand Dunes [3] and the surrounding area which includes caribou migration routes.
This is a list of airports in Alaska (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is an American national park in southwest Alaska, about 100 miles (160 km) southwest of Anchorage. The park was first proclaimed a national monument in 1978, then established as a national park and preserve in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
Sand Lake, Michigan. / 43.29194°N 85.51833°W / 43.29194; -85.51833. Sand Lake is a village in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 522 at the 2020 census .
Denali National Park & Preserve. Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is a national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, United States, centered on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. The park and contiguous preserve encompass 6,045,153 acres (9,446 sq mi; 24,464 km 2) which is ...
Kobuk River. The Kobuk River ( Iñupiaq: Kuuvak; Koyukon: Hʉlghaatno ), also known by the names Kooak, Kowak, Kubuk, Kuvuk, and Putnam, [ 2] is a river located in the Arctic region of northwestern Alaska in the United States. It is approximately 280 miles (451 km) long. [ 2] Draining a basin with an area of 12,300 square miles (32,000 km 2 ...
This is a list of islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. Approximately 2,670 named islands help to make Alaska the largest state in the United States . [A] [ 1 ]