Anchorage North Anchorage South Things to do in Anchorage Anchorage in the Spring Anchorage in the Summer Anchorage in the Fall Anchorage in the Winter Looking for Wildlife Anchorage is located in Southcentral Alaska. The Chugach Mountain Range serves as the backdrop for the city's magnificent skyline to the east. To the west are the expansive, steel-colored waters of the Cook Inlet, named after the explorer James Cook, who sailed into the area in 1778.
Anchorage is a unique combination of rustic wilderness and bustling metropolis.
It is close to a national park and other wilderness areas, which afford many opportunities for both recreation and solitude in some of the most pristine settings in the United States. And as Alaska's largest city, Anchorage is also the hub of the state's communication, transportation, finance, and trade industries, supporting a vital and sophisticated business sector. The international airport is an air crossroads for trading goods and services on many east-west routes between the United States, Japan and the newly opening Russian market. Anchorage is also an education center, with two universities as well as several technical and vocational schools. The Alaska National Guard is also a strong presence in Anchorage.