Alaska is full of natural wonders… from beaches alive with bald eagles and glaciers that stretch miles and miles, it’s hard to go anywhere in our beautiful state and not be impressed. Natural wonders are Alaska’s area of expertise, and with a state this big it’s hard not to have some pretty spectacular stuff going on around every turn. The landscape of Alaska is something that will keep you in awe!
Here is a list of the most spectacular, breath-taking, awe-inspiring natural wonders in Alaska. Some people are so desensitized from seeing them every day they forget how truly spectacular these sights really are.
- Kenai Fjords National Park
SandyK29 | Flickr A stunning view of Pedersen Glacier with Aialik Bay in the foreground. You’ve got to love the Kenai Fjords National Park.
- Glacier Bay National Park
Alexander Shchukin | Flickr It wouldn’t be hard to spend days on end exploring the beauty and natural splendors of Glacier Bay National Park. This park showcases the landscape in Alaska in a stunning way!
Alexander Shchukin | Flickr Look at those snow covered hills on a bluebird day, what an Alaskan paradise! I could never get used to that sight.
National Park Service, Alaska Region | Flickr A warm, sunny day for the Holgate Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park.
- Whales, moose, and bear… oh my!
Richard Ricciardi | Flickr Some of the best natural splendors of our beautiful state are the enormous animals. 🙂 Who can get used to seeing massive moose walk down the highway in front of your car or a bear catching a fish right out of the air?
JLS Photography - Alaska | Flickr Is this “eight-legged” moose the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? Now imagine it right in your driveway! I’d be smiling all morning if that’s what I woke up to. Caution, keep an eye out for their mama when you go out to start your car!
Yathin | Flickr That big ol’ Kodiak Bear smells the chicken fried steak you had for breakfast on your breath and wants a taste! Bears sure can be cute and curious!
- Volcanoes
Alaska Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | Flickr Did you know that the volcanoes in Alaska make up over 75% of the volcanoes in the United States that have erupted in the last 200 years?! Yeah, Alaska takes her volcanoes seriously.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Flickr A view of Pavlof Volcano from space!
U.S. Geological Survey | Flickr The powerful duo, the Cleveland Volcano and the Carlisle Volcano!
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters | Flickr A mama polar bear and her cubs on the Beaufort Sea coast in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters | Flickr A stunning view of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge!
- Lake Clark
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve | Flickr Lake Clark is the largest lake in Alaska. It’s 40 miles long and 5 miles wide… holy huge!
Praveen | Flickr An aerial view of the boreal forests surrounding Lake Clark!
- Denali National Park
Domen Jakus | Flickr Denali is the highest mountain in North America and the largest base-to-peak rise above sea level! Take that! Who wouldn’t find Denali’s 20,310 feet to be amazing and awe-inspiring?
Joseph | Flickr Denali glowing in the Alaskan sunset.
- Tongass National Forest
Joseph | Flickr Did you know that the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska is the largest National Forest in the United States? It’s also one of the most beautiful places in Alaska.
- The Northern Lights
Moyan Brenn | Flickr There is actually nothing more magical in this world than the dancing aurora borealis. This is one of the most beautiful things to see in Alaska.
Timo Newton-Syms | Flickr Is that not the most beautiful sight you’ve ever seen? I would love to witness those lights off my back deck every winter. Oh, Alaska, you are incredible.
Aren’t these truly magical? What other natural wonders in Alaska would you add to this list?
SandyK29 | Flickr
A stunning view of Pedersen Glacier with Aialik Bay in the foreground. You’ve got to love the Kenai Fjords National Park.
Alexander Shchukin | Flickr
It wouldn’t be hard to spend days on end exploring the beauty and natural splendors of Glacier Bay National Park. This park showcases the landscape in Alaska in a stunning way!
Look at those snow covered hills on a bluebird day, what an Alaskan paradise! I could never get used to that sight.
National Park Service, Alaska Region | Flickr
A warm, sunny day for the Holgate Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park.
Richard Ricciardi | Flickr
Some of the best natural splendors of our beautiful state are the enormous animals. 🙂 Who can get used to seeing massive moose walk down the highway in front of your car or a bear catching a fish right out of the air?
JLS Photography - Alaska | Flickr
Is this “eight-legged” moose the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? Now imagine it right in your driveway! I’d be smiling all morning if that’s what I woke up to. Caution, keep an eye out for their mama when you go out to start your car!
Yathin | Flickr
That big ol’ Kodiak Bear smells the chicken fried steak you had for breakfast on your breath and wants a taste! Bears sure can be cute and curious!
Alaska Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | Flickr
Did you know that the volcanoes in Alaska make up over 75% of the volcanoes in the United States that have erupted in the last 200 years?! Yeah, Alaska takes her volcanoes seriously.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Flickr
A view of Pavlof Volcano from space!
U.S. Geological Survey | Flickr
The powerful duo, the Cleveland Volcano and the Carlisle Volcano!
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters | Flickr
A mama polar bear and her cubs on the Beaufort Sea coast in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
A stunning view of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge!
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve | Flickr
Lake Clark is the largest lake in Alaska. It’s 40 miles long and 5 miles wide… holy huge!
Praveen | Flickr
An aerial view of the boreal forests surrounding Lake Clark!
Domen Jakus | Flickr
Denali is the highest mountain in North America and the largest base-to-peak rise above sea level! Take that! Who wouldn’t find Denali’s 20,310 feet to be amazing and awe-inspiring?
Joseph | Flickr
Denali glowing in the Alaskan sunset.
Did you know that the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska is the largest National Forest in the United States? It’s also one of the most beautiful places in Alaska.
Moyan Brenn | Flickr
There is actually nothing more magical in this world than the dancing aurora borealis. This is one of the most beautiful things to see in Alaska.
Timo Newton-Syms | Flickr
Is that not the most beautiful sight you’ve ever seen? I would love to witness those lights off my back deck every winter. Oh, Alaska, you are incredible.
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Natural Wonders In Alaska May 28, 2020 Megan McDonald What are Alaska’s greatest natural resources? Alaska is a state of many amazing natural wonders and resources. A state this large and diverse has a wide array of offerings. Its resources include the fishing industry, which provides the famous Alaska King Crab and Alaska salmon. Alaska also has large deposits of zinc, gold, and coal. Oil is a huge natural resource that, along with the fishing industry, is one of the main economic producers for the state. We also have an agriculture industry that includes crops of hay, barley, potatoes, and vegetable. This wonderful state has so much bounty to offer! What is Alaska known for? Alaska is known for many things, including holding the title of the largest state in the United States of America. Its size is about triple the size of Texas, the largest state in the continental US. Alaska’s state motto is “The Last Frontier,” and many people think of it as just that. Wild and free, with hectares of unexplored wilderness, this state is truly an adventurer’s dream. We have many impressive species of wildlife, from grizzly and polar bears, to wolves, lynx, and killer whales. There are massive, towering mountains, and a sea of ice at our crown. We are known for the dancing of the aurora borealis each winter, and cold temperatures, and hot summers. Or mild winters and mild summers. We are a land of extremes, and our mass is so large it’s hard to categorize all of us together. When you think of Alaska, you think of one of the last great places on Earth!
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Natural Wonders In Alaska
May 28, 2020
Megan McDonald
What are Alaska’s greatest natural resources? Alaska is a state of many amazing natural wonders and resources. A state this large and diverse has a wide array of offerings. Its resources include the fishing industry, which provides the famous Alaska King Crab and Alaska salmon. Alaska also has large deposits of zinc, gold, and coal. Oil is a huge natural resource that, along with the fishing industry, is one of the main economic producers for the state. We also have an agriculture industry that includes crops of hay, barley, potatoes, and vegetable. This wonderful state has so much bounty to offer! What is Alaska known for? Alaska is known for many things, including holding the title of the largest state in the United States of America. Its size is about triple the size of Texas, the largest state in the continental US. Alaska’s state motto is “The Last Frontier,” and many people think of it as just that. Wild and free, with hectares of unexplored wilderness, this state is truly an adventurer’s dream. We have many impressive species of wildlife, from grizzly and polar bears, to wolves, lynx, and killer whales. There are massive, towering mountains, and a sea of ice at our crown. We are known for the dancing of the aurora borealis each winter, and cold temperatures, and hot summers. Or mild winters and mild summers. We are a land of extremes, and our mass is so large it’s hard to categorize all of us together. When you think of Alaska, you think of one of the last great places on Earth!
The OIYS Visitor Center
The OIYS Visitor Center
Alaska is a state of many amazing natural wonders and resources. A state this large and diverse has a wide array of offerings. Its resources include the fishing industry, which provides the famous Alaska King Crab and Alaska salmon. Alaska also has large deposits of zinc, gold, and coal. Oil is a huge natural resource that, along with the fishing industry, is one of the main economic producers for the state. We also have an agriculture industry that includes crops of hay, barley, potatoes, and vegetable. This wonderful state has so much bounty to offer!
What is Alaska known for?
Alaska is known for many things, including holding the title of the largest state in the United States of America. Its size is about triple the size of Texas, the largest state in the continental US. Alaska’s state motto is “The Last Frontier,” and many people think of it as just that. Wild and free, with hectares of unexplored wilderness, this state is truly an adventurer’s dream. We have many impressive species of wildlife, from grizzly and polar bears, to wolves, lynx, and killer whales. There are massive, towering mountains, and a sea of ice at our crown. We are known for the dancing of the aurora borealis each winter, and cold temperatures, and hot summers. Or mild winters and mild summers. We are a land of extremes, and our mass is so large it’s hard to categorize all of us together. When you think of Alaska, you think of one of the last great places on Earth!
