RN Jobs in AK

Alaska has many geographical attractions, including glaciers, volcanoes, and wildlife. These include Denali (Mount McKinley), the highest point in North America at 20,237 feet (6,168 meters); Lake Clark National Park; Katmai National Reserve; Kenai Fjords National Park; Harding Icefield; mountains of Tordrillo; Wrangel-St. Elias National Park and Preserve; the Alaska Peninsula with its many volcanoes; remote Aleutian Islands; the Prince William Sound with its numerous glaciers; Turnagain Arm, a tidal flat of glacial mud on the south side of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city; Wood Tikchik State Park, with one of the last remaining original temperate rainforests in North America; and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on the Arctic Plain. Alaska is home to approximately 3 million lakes, including Lake Iliamna, the largest lake in the United States. It also has hundreds of rivers and thousands of islands, many of which are part of the Alexander Archipelago. Not far from the mainland of Alaska, across the Bering Strait, is the Russian Chukchi Peninsula.

At least six volcanoes are active in south central and western central Alaska; these include Volcano Augustine (on Augustine Island in the Aleutian Islands), Volcano Redoubt (southwest of Anchorage), and Mount Spurr (north of Anchorage).

Alaska is also home to significant bison herds. Caribou hunting plays an important role in the lives of many rural people, and caribou herds are a source of valuable bushmeat. Grizzly bears and moose can be found in parts of Alaska. Whales, seals and walruses roam along Alaska’s Arctic coast, and the state’s rivers provide habitat for many species, including chinook salmon and red salmon.