How many rivers flow through Alaska?
Alaska has over 3,000 rivers. The Yukon River discharges 240,000 cubic feet per second at the mouth, making it the fifth ranked U.S. river. The Yukon River (2,300 miles total, 1,875 in Alaska) ranks third in length of U.S. rivers behind the Mississippi and Missouri. Above is a picture I took of the five finger rapids on the Yukon River. Back to Top Where are the Alaska’s largest national forests? The nation’s two largest national forests are located in Alaska: Tongass in the Southeast has 16.8 million acres and Chugach on South-central has 4.8 million acres. From the amount of precipitation the Tongass National Forest receives annually, it can be considered a rain forest. It’s just not tropical :). Back to Top Where is the northernmost city in Alaska? Barrow, the northernmost city in the U.S., is only 800 miles from the North Pole. After the sun rises in Barrow on May 10, it doesn’t set again for nearly three months. When it sets November, Barrow residents don’t see the sun again for m
