Comments on: Just how big is Alaska anyway?

By: jevelme

jevelme — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:25:53 +0000

Nice graphic. Thanks for very precise and useful information. Very much appreciated. Keep it up!

By: Lyn in AK

Lyn in AK — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:02:29 +0000

A couple of small corrections and additions: Alaska is actually 2 1/2 times the size of Texas, and the land mass is equivalent to 20% ( 1/5th) of the “Lower 48.” There is more coastline in Alaska than there is in the entire continental US. Most communities are not connected by road.

By: Alaina O'Brien

Alaina O'Brien — Mon, 03 May 2010 10:22:09 +0000

What an interesting graphic. I’ll have to use this in one of my classes. Alaska is obviously huge and not very many people know that… Anyway, I’m desperate to get to Alaska. Hopefully sometime soon…

By: Juliane Huang

Juliane Huang — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:20:32 +0000

Thanks Hal, though I can’t take all credit for it– I photoshopped a cc image from Wikipedia

By: Hal Amen

Hal Amen — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:03:42 +0000

Beautiful graphic, Juli

By: somchai

somchai — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:30:37 +0000

One evening I flew from Anchorage to Barrow and saw almost no lights, just mountains and trees for hours. Our altitude wasn’t very high. I can’t imagine a less populated yet forested area on the face of the earth.