GLACIERS
These rivers of ice are layers of snow
compressed into ice over thousands
of years.
Alaska has so much to explore.
RAINFOREST
Flourishing with hemlock, spruce, and
cedar, Alaska is home to the only
temperate rainforest in the U.S.
46,600 MILES OF SHORELINE
3,000,000 LAKES
100,000 GLACIERS
AND 2,600 ISLANDS
RIVER VALLEYS
River valleys are as distinct as the
landscapes they carve through:
mountains, tundra, and plains.
MOUNTAINS
Alaska is home to 14 mountain ranges.
TUNDRA
Tundra is made up of shrubs, grasses,
and mosses growing like a rich carpet
atop permafrost.
KOYUKUK RIVER RIVER VALLEYS |
GIRDWOOD RAINFOREST |
GLACIER BAY MOUNTAINS |
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State of Alaska/Michael DeYoung
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State of Alaska/Mark Kelley
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