{"id":2340,"date":"2021-10-19T11:47:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T11:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/states\/uncategorized\/geography-3.html"},"modified":"2025-04-02T23:53:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:53:56","slug":"geography-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/states\/alaska\/geography.html","title":{"rendered":"Geography of Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\n\n
\n

Geographical Facts About Alaska<\/h3>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Area<\/td>\n656,425 square miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Land Area<\/td>\n570,374 square miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Water Area<\/td>\n86,051 square miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highest point<\/td>\nMcKinley at 20,320 feet above sea level.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lowest point<\/td>\nPacific Ocean, Bering Sea, Arctic Ocean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highest temperature<\/td>\n100 degrees Fahrenheit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lowest temperature<\/td>\n-80 degrees Fahrenheit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geographic Center<\/td>\nLocated approximately 60 miles northwest of Mt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

General Features of Alaska<\/h2>\n

Alaska is an exclave of the United States of America. It is bordered by the Yukon Territory and British Columbia in Canada to the east, the Gulf of Alaska and Pacific Ocean to the south, the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Chukchi Sea to the west, and the Arctic Ocean to the north.<\/p>\n

\n

The geography of the state can be divided into four major areas :<\/h2>\n