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The Etivluk River [pronunciation?] is a 56-mile (90 km) tributary of the Colville River in the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] A bend in the river about 15 miles (24 km) from the mouth has been identified as one of the most remote locations in mainland Alaska.
The climate in south and southeastern Alaska is a mid-latitude oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), and a subarctic oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc) in the northern parts. On an annual basis, the southeast is both the wettest and warmest part of Alaska with milder temperatures in the winter and high precipitation throughout the year.
Kodiak Island, Alaska – most extensive Gulf of Alaska island at 3,595.09 square miles (9,311 Island of Puerto Rico , Puerto Rico 18°15′N 66°30′W / 18.250°N 66.500°W / 18.250; -66.500 ( Island of Puerto Rico ) – most extensive island of U.S. Caribbean territory at 3,515.1 square miles (9,104
Attu (Aleut: Atan, [1] Russian: Атту) is an island in the Near Islands (part of the Aleutian Islands chain). It is one of the westernmost points of the U.S. state of Alaska. The island became uninhabited in 2010, making it the largest uninhabited island that is part of the United States politically. [2]
In Alaska, the Bush typically refers to any region of the state that is not connected to the North American road network [1] and does not have ready access to the state's ferry system. A large proportion of Alaska Native populations live in the Bush, often depending on subsistence hunting and fishing. [2] [3]
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As one of the most remote and least-disturbed wildernesses of North America, the mountains are home to Dall sheep, grizzly bears, black bear, gray wolf, moose and porcupine caribou. In Alaska, the Western Arctic Caribou herd (490,000 strong in 2004) traverses the Brooks Range in its annual migration.
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