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Men’s Clothing
American 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48
European 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58
British 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48
Shoes
American 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
European 41 42 43 44½ 46 47 48
British 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
8. Special Hints on Alaska
When Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867, no one knew it would
turn out to be a gold mine as only its borders had been explored by
Europeans. When gold was first discovered in 1880 it attracted a
multitude of fortune seekers and created the city of Juneau. Alaska
became part of the United States of America in 1959. Alaska is twoand-a-half
times the size of Texas, and covers 586,400 square miles.
Its coastline is longer than that of the continental United States, and
it contains five mountain ranges, one of which is the highest peak in
North America, 20,320-foot Mount McKinley. Arctic Alaska is populated
almost entirely by Eskimos and is a barren region of tundra and
mountains. These extend from the Arctic Ocean to the Brooks Range,
the major east-west chain in northern Alaska. Expansive plateaus and
lowlands scored by the Yukon River system extend across the Alaskan
interior between the Alaska and Brooks ranges. Fairbanks is the major
population center in this region. Coastal Alaska stretches from the
Alaska Range to the Gulf of Alaska. These lands are fertile and rich in
mineral deposits, while the panhandle of southeastern Alaska is known
for its copious rainfall and mild temperatures. The principal port in
this area is Anchorage. The capital city of Juneau is one of the settlements
clinging to the coast of the Inside Passage.
Important note: Many roads in Alaska consist of only mud and gravel
and sometimes take us through dusty and swampy areas. Campgrounds
do not always have showers, and we will at times camp in the wilderness.
Due to the lack of services available, technical defects of transportation
and other incidents cause more inconveniences.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Anchorage -6/-16 -3/-12 1/-10 7/-2 12/3 17/6 18/10 17/9 13/4 16/-2 -2/-9 -6/-14
Barrow -23/-31 -25/-31 -22/-30 -14/-22 -4/-11 2/-2 7/1 6/1 1/-3 6/-11 -15/-22-21/-27
Fairbanks -22/-30 -12/-26 -4/-21 6/-8 15/2 22/8 22/9 18/6 12/1 2/-8 -11/-21-17/-27
Juneau -1/-7 0/-6 3/-4 7/-1 12/3 16/7 17/9 17/8 13/6 8/3 4/-2 1/-4
Kotzebue -17/-25 -16/-24 -14/-24 -5/-16 3/-4 10/3 15/8 13/7 8/2 -1/-7 -11/-17-16/-24
Nome -11/-19 -11/-19 -9/-18 -2/-10 5/-2 11/4 13/7 12/7 9/2 2/-4 -5/-12 -11/-19
Average Temperatures (max/min in Celsius)
17