Geographic Map Of Alaska

Differences in land elevations relative to the sea level are represented by color.

Geographic map of alaska. This is one of two maps of alaska published in may 1994. This is a generalized topographic map of alaska. Alaska is administratively divided into boroughs as opposed to counties the function is the same but whereas some states use a three tiered system of decentralization state county township most of alaska only uses two tiers state borough. The southern portions of the state and south sides of the aleutian islands drain into the gulf of alaska.

The goal of the alaska mapping initiative ami is to acquire and enhance foundational digital map layers such as elevation surface water and boundaries that will be used to produce new us topo maps for alaska. It shows elevation trends across the state. Most of alaska drains into the bering sea through the noatak kebuk yukon and kuskokwim rivers. Geological survey usgs program to support and improve maps and digital map data for alaska bringing alaska topographic map and digital map data quality in line with the conterminous united states.

The northernmost part of alaska drains into the arctic ocean. Hawaii is the other. There are two versions of the map. The alaska mapping initiative is a u s.

Since the aleutian islands cross over the 180 degree longitude line alaska is in fact the westernmost northernmost and easternmost state. The other a physical map of the state. Alaska is the largest u s. About 500 miles 800 km of canadian territory separate alaska from washington state.

Map of geography of alaska pdf. Physical features of alaska. Physical map illustrates the mountains lowlands oceans lakes and rivers and other physical landscape features of alaska. It is also the largest in terms of area however it is the third less populated of all states.

Covering the entire state of alaska it reflects more than a century of work by a host of geologists and almost two decades of compilation work. Click on above map to view higher resolution image. State in fact it is larger than all but 18 countries of the world and about 1 5 of the total land area of the 48 contiguous states. A detailed digital version and a simplified generalized map for print.

Cartographers usually break alaska up into sections but this unique map shows all of the state more than 2 200 miles from the tip of the panhandle to the outermost aleutian island in the same scale on one wide sheet. This map and associated digital databases are the result of compilation and interpretation of published and unpublished 1 250 000 scale and limited 1 500 000 to 1 63 360 scale maps. Alaska is one of the exclave states of the united states. Alaska is one of two u s.

The map units described in the accompanying pamphlet. It is surrounded by the seas of the arctic and pacific oceans namely the beaufort sea on the north the chukchi sea bering strait bering sea on the west and the large water body. Alaska has more ocean coastline than all of the other u s. Physical map of alaska mountains lakes rivers and other features of alaska.