The Place

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

History and description - what is Alaska really like?

"Alaska has about 640,000 residents occupying 570,374 square miles, or 365,039,104 acres of land. Alaska is the largest state, about 2.3 times the size of Texas and about one-fifth the size of the Lower 48 states."
Taken from the Alaska Facts & Information page,
the official web page of the State of Alaska

Alaska Photo Library - searchable by keyword and location, this incredible collection by Alaska's Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development is perfect for describing the state.

Alaska's Public Information Center has several educational links including information about Alaska's volcanoes, the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, archaeology around the state, and the Gold Rush Centennial celebrations.

Three maps from Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (Anchor:New York, 1997)
Click each map to see it enlarged.

	State of Alaska, with Fairbanks and Mt. Healy in the center
	Zoom in to see Mt. Healy, the abandoned bus, the ranger's cabin, and various roads and trails
	North America showing the "Journey of Chris McCandless from 1990-1992"