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Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska, located in the Southcentral region. Anchorage is a cosmopolitan port city with a population of over 300,000. Anchorage is a municipality: essentially a combined city and county. Read More »

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Parks in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Fairview Park, 1 km (1 mile)
Elderberry Park, 4 km (2 miles)
Arnold L Muldoon Park, 6 km (4 miles)
Point Campbell-Kincaid Park, 12 km (7 miles)
Beach Lake Park, 24 km (15 miles)
Edmonds Lake Park, 32 km (20 miles)

Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Dgheyay Kaq', 3 km (2 miles)
Chansh Kaq', 4 km (3 miles)
Basher, 10 km (6 miles)
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, 10 km (6 miles)
Qin Cheghi Kaq', 10 km (6 miles)
Nuk'elehitnu Kaq', 15 km (9 miles)

Schools in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Mountain View School, 4 km (2 miles)
Bartlett-Begich High School, 7 km (4 miles)
Muldoon School, 7 km (4 miles)
Arcturus Junior High School, 9 km (6 miles)

Streams in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Fish Creek, 5 km (3 miles)
Little Campbell Creek, 6 km (3 miles)
Falling Water Creek, 30 km (18 miles)

Lakes in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Lazy Lake, 5 km (3 miles)
Bentzen Lake, 6 km (4 miles)
Tanaina Lake, 18 km (11 miles)
Long Lake, 19 km (12 miles)
Hidden Lake, 19 km (12 miles)
Williwan Lakes, 19 km (12 miles)
Lake Clunie, 21 km (13 miles)
Ship Lake, 22 km (14 miles)
Eagle Lake, 26 km (16 miles)

Plains in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Eagle River Flats, 14 km (8 miles)

Streams in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Mule Creek, 14 km (9 miles)
Ch'ak'nileghtnu, 27 km (17 miles)
O'Brien Creek, 30 km (19 miles)
Htidaghituntnu, 35 km (22 miles)
Fish Creek, 52 km (32 miles)
Moon Princess Creek, 53 km (33 miles)
Government Creek, 58 km (36 miles)
Moose Creek, 68 km (42 miles)
Gloryhole Creek, 78 km (48 miles)
Little Granite Creek, 79 km (49 miles)

Capes in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

K'el Taydeght, 20 km (12 miles)
K'qiydulghakt, 22 km (14 miles)

Swamps in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Elnen Ghilget, 20 km (13 miles)

Parks in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Goose Bay State Game Refuge, 21 km (13 miles)
Nancy Lake State Recreation Area, 54 km (33 miles)

Capes in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Ts'es I'unt, 22 km (14 miles)

Buildings in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Fire Island Light, 25 km (16 miles)

Lakes in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Lake Beth, 25 km (16 miles)
My Lake, 31 km (19 miles)
Liten Lake, 32 km (20 miles)
Beaver Lake, 38 km (24 miles)
Lilly Lake, 42 km (26 miles)
Big Beaver Lake, 42 km (26 miles)
Muleshoe Lake, 42 km (26 miles)
Nik'udatl'ech'a Bena, 43 km (27 miles)
Beaver Tail Lake, 43 km (27 miles)
Bear Paw Lake, 46 km (28 miles)
Baptist Pond, 46 km (29 miles)
Prator Lake, 47 km (29 miles)
Mud Lake, 48 km (30 miles)
Lewis River Slough, 50 km (31 miles)
Mud Lake, 51 km (32 miles)
Mud Lake, 51 km (32 miles)
Big Noluck Lake, 51 km (32 miles)
Paradise Lake, 53 km (33 miles)
Finger Lake, 54 km (33 miles)
Bald Lake, 54 km (33 miles)
Nancy Lake, 54 km (34 miles)
Gooding Lake, 57 km (35 miles)
Florence Lake, 59 km (37 miles)
Movie Lake, 98 km (61 miles)
Frustration Lake, 119 km (74 miles)

Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

K'enakatnu Kaq', 26 km (16 miles)
Ch'ak'nileght, 27 km (17 miles)
Chuqilin Kaq', 42 km (26 miles)
Ch'atan Kaq', 45 km (28 miles)
Skitnu Hdakaq', 45 km (28 miles)
Nancy, 55 km (34 miles)
Reindeer Farm, 57 km (35 miles)
Fishhook Junction, 61 km (38 miles)
Musk Ox Farm, 61 km (38 miles)
Moose Creek, 68 km (42 miles)
Moose Creek Campground, 68 km (42 miles)
T'uy Kaq', 89 km (55 miles)
Nuk'din'itnu Kaq', 98 km (61 miles)

Channels in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

K'eyghashtnu, 27 km (17 miles)
Ch'taltnu Tayena, 80 km (50 miles)
Bet'uyedi Tayena, 86 km (53 miles)

Streams in Alaska

Big Indian Creek, 32 km (20 miles)
Beluga River, 59 km (37 miles)
Montana Bill Creek, 136 km (85 miles)
Nagishlamina River, 141 km (87 miles)

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Tutsahtnu Kaq', 37 km (23 miles)
Oil Platform C, 102 km (63 miles)
Oil Platform Dillon, 104 km (64 miles)

Lakes in Alaska

Bedlam Lake, 41 km (26 miles)
Mull Lake, 42 km (26 miles)
Phalarope Lake, 44 km (28 miles)
Barbara Lake, 45 km (28 miles)
Aspen Lake, 46 km (28 miles)
Moon Lake, 46 km (28 miles)
Gene Lake, 53 km (33 miles)
Bill Besser Lake, 56 km (35 miles)
Embryo Lake, 56 km (35 miles)
Leaf Lake, 60 km (37 miles)
Mouse Lake, 62 km (38 miles)
Goose Lake, 64 km (40 miles)
Big Merganser Lake, 69 km (43 miles)
Big Mink Lake, 78 km (48 miles)
Mosquito Lake, 82 km (51 miles)
Bernice Lake, 100 km (62 miles)

Reservoirs in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Eklutna Lake, 43 km (27 miles)

Inlets in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Beluga Slough, 46 km (29 miles)

Bars in Alaska

Moose Point Shoal, 49 km (31 miles)

Capes in Alaska

Moose Point, 53 km (33 miles)

Parks in Alaska

East Foreland Lighthouse Reserve, 100 km (62 miles)

Plains in Alaska

Bachatna Flats, 128 km (80 miles)

Reserves in Alaska

Redoubt Bay State Critical Habitat Area, 134 km (83 miles)

Bays in Alaska

Cobbs Cove, 139 km (87 miles)

Gaps in Alaska

Moose Pasture Pass, 196 km (122 miles)

Lakes in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Mud Lake, 231 km (143 miles)

Streams in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Portage Creek, 246 km (153 miles)

Streams in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Fourth of July Creek, 249 km (155 miles)
Moose Creek, 250 km (156 miles)
Nadina River, 260 km (161 miles)
Gakona River, 268 km (166 miles)

Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Big Timber, 265 km (165 miles)

Lakes in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Lake Clark, 269 km (167 miles)

Lakes in Bethel Census Area, Alaska

East Lime Lake, 291 km (181 miles)

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Kwimlilthia Slough, an inlet in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska
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Rio Mira, a stream in Colombia
Subukch'on in Hamgyong-bukto, North Korea
Taqiabad in Iran
Tygyn, a stream in Respublika Bashkortostan, Russia
Vorontsovka in Rostovskaya Oblast', Russia
Watabeag River, a stream in Ontario
Widat in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
Zhaikeng in Guangdong Sheng, China
Zhaxi in Tibet Autonomous Region, China

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