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Alaska Geography
Longitude / Latitude Longitude: 130? W to 173? E
Latitude: 54? 40' N to 71? 50' N
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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