Alaska Peninsula

Also known as Alaskan Peninsula

peninsula extending about 800 km (497 mi) to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands

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The Alaska Peninsula is a long strip of land stretching about 500 miles southwest from mainland Alaska until it reaches the Aleutian Islands. It serves as a geographical bridge connecting Alaska's mainland to the island chain that extends further into the North Pacific Ocean.

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Area: 1500000
Image: State-of-Alaska-Map.png
Length: 800

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Commons category: Alaska Peninsula
native label: Alaska Peninsula

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Map of the Alaska Peninsula Volcanoes on the Alaska Peninsula Peulik Volcano and cottongrass meadow

The Alaska Peninsula (also called the Aleut Peninsula or the Aleutian Peninsula, Aleut: Alaxsxix̂; Sugpiaq: Aluuwiq, Al'uwiq) is a peninsula extending about 497 mi (800 km) to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. The peninsula separates the Pacific Ocean from Bristol Bay, an arm of the Bering Sea.