Alaska's Geographical Regions
Southcentral Alaska
This region includes the Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet sections of the southcentral coast.
Everywhere north of this southern coastal portion, you will find the Alaska Range. Many of the peaks of this mountain range rise to elevations of more than 10,000 feet and several of them are more than 15,000 feet high. Mt. McKinley National Park, is over 20,000 feet.
A number of large rivers break through the mountains and open up in inland valleys having a light forest cover, moderate participation, short but rather warm summers. The level and rolling lands afford excellent opprotunities for agriculture. The Matanuska Valley near Anchorage is well known as an agricultural area.
Two important methods of transportation into the interior begins at the southern coast - the Richardson Highway leads inland from Valdez and the Alaska Railroad which runs from Seward to Fairbanks.
The population in southcentral Alaska is largely centered around five towns.
