southwestern Alaska

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geographic region region

Southwestern Alaska is a remote, sparsely populated region of Alaska characterized by tundra landscapes, rich Indigenous cultures, and a subarctic maritime climate along the Bering Sea coast.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Southwestern Alaska	1
Western Alaska	4
western Alaska	4
Southwest Alaska	2
Bristol Bay region	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic region ⓘ region ⓘ
border	Bering Sea ⓘ Bristol Bay ⓘ Gulf of Alaska ⓘ
contains	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ surface form: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (portions) Alaska Peninsula ⓘ Bristol Bay ⓘ surface form: Bristol Bay region Kuskokwim River ⓘ surface form: Kuskokwim River lower basin Nushagak River basin ⓘ Togiak National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	remote ⓘ rich Indigenous cultures ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ
hasClimate	cold winters ⓘ cool summers ⓘ subarctic maritime climate ⓘ
hasLandscape	coastal lowlands ⓘ tundra ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
hasWildlife	Pacific salmon ⓘ brown bears ⓘ caribou ⓘ seabirds ⓘ walrus ⓘ
indigenousPeople	Alutiiq ⓘ Gwich’in ⓘ surface form: Athabascan peoples Chevak ⓘ surface form: Cupʼik Yupik ⓘ
largestCity	Bethel, Alaska ⓘ
locatedIn	North America ⓘ subarctic ⓘ
majorEconomicActivity	commercial fishing ⓘ seafood processing ⓘ small‑scale mining ⓘ subsistence hunting and fishing ⓘ
majorSettlement	Dillingham ⓘ surface form: Dillingham, Alaska Hooper Bay, Alaska ⓘ King Salmon, Alaska ⓘ Naknek, Alaska ⓘ Quinhagak, Alaska ⓘ Togiak, Alaska ⓘ
partOf	Alaska ⓘ
transportation	primarily air travel ⓘ river boats in ice‑free season ⓘ snowmachines in winter ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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Alaska Peninsula → locatedIn → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southwestern Alaska

Bristol Bay → locatedIn → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta → locatedIn → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Alaska

Kuskokwim River → locatedInRegion → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Alaska

Alaska Marine Highway System → region → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southwest Alaska

Central Alaskan Yup’ik → region → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bristol Bay region

Katmai National Park and Preserve → region → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southwest Alaska

Nunivak Cup’ig → region → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Alaska

Nunivak Island → region → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Alaska

St. Lawrence Island → region → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Alaska

Central Alaskan Yup’ik → spokenIn → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

Egegik → spokenIn → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

Hooper Bay–Chevak → spokenIn → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Alaska

Yugtun → spokenIn → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Alaska

Yugtun → spokenIn → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

Yupik → traditionalRegion → southwestern Alaska ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Alaska