Peninsula of Alaska

The peninsula of Alaska is a Péninsule which extends on 800 km in south-west from the Alaska and continues with the Aleutian Islands.

Geography

Like the Aleutian Islands, the peninsula of Alaska belongs to a chain of Volcan S extremely active which runs over all its length.

The part more in the south of the peninsula broken and mountainous, is created by a Surrection caused by the Subduction of the plate northern Pacifique under the west of the North-American plate, while north is relatively flat marshy, the result of millenia of erosion and seismic stability.

With Aleutian Islands, the peninsula of Alaska separates the Pacific Ocean from the Baie of Bristol-board, an arm of the Bering Sea. The northern coast of the peninsula, which borders bay of Bristol-board, is generally turbide, not very deep and subjected to strong Marée S; the southern part, on the Pacific, is deep and clear.

Demography

Put aside the communities located on the coast of Bristol-board bay, the peninsula of Alaska shelters several other villages: Cold Bay, King Cove, Perryville, Chignik, Chignik Lake, Chignik Lagoon and Port Moller. All are mainly inhabited by natives of Alaska and depend on the fishing industry.

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