Southcentral Alaska

Southcentral Alaska

Southcentral Alaska consists of the portion of the U.S. state of Alaska from the shorelines and uplands of the Gulf of Alaska. Most of the population of the state lives in this region, concentrated in and around the city of Anchorage.

The area includes the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Island, the Kenai Peninsula, Cook Inlet, and Prince William Sound. Fisheries and petroleum production are important economic activities.

The major city is Anchorage. Other towns include Kenai, Valdez, Homer, Wasilla, Palmer, and Seward.

ee also

*Anchorage metropolitan area

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