The Alaska citizen., 1910-05-07
Enormous Area of Territory
 Makes for Diversity
IN EIGHT DISTINCT PROVINCES
Which Have Characteristics of Tbeh 0Ea, from Humid io Dry, and from Arctic Cold 10 al EqlasIs, Ten9sraia CIiD- ate in fhe South.

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 Owing to it's vast size Alaska has great variety ot climate.
 The two mountain ranges that traverse Alaska from east 10 west divide the country into districts which differ very sharply from oue another. both iii temperature and precipitation.
 Alaska may be divided, says the report of the geological survey, into eight distinct climatic provinces, whose names and boundaries are as follows.
 Pacific coast climatic province - The Pacific coast province reaches from Dixon entrance to Kodiak Island and includes all the islands of southeastern Alaska and the re- zion lying between the ocean and the first range ot mountains along the coast from Cross Sound to the beginning of the Alaska Peninsula. This is essentially temperate and humid region.
 Alaska Peninsula climatic prov ince-The Alaska Peninsula eli matic province includes the stations of Ugashik, Mine Harbor tHeren- deen Bay) Cold Harbor (Unsa Island), and MorzhovoI. The cllm- ate here differs but in degree from the first province. It is iE general somewhat more humid and mIlder than ill the Cook Inlet district, ap- preaching more nearly that Of the Sitka district. The temperature ranges are more nearly Of the iasu- lar type.
 Aleutian Islands climatic prov ince- The Aleutian Islands prov ince includes the AIeutian Islands, to which, for the sake of compaIi- son, Boring Island, oI the Com mander group, has been added. The climate of this province Is charac- terized by moderate temperatures, limited ranges in temperature, and moderate humidity.
 Boring sea and coast climatic province-The Boring coast prov ince begins at Fort Alexander in the northeast corner of Bering sea and includes all the Bering sea coast to Cape Prince of Wales. Its climate is characterized by greater temperature ranges than are ex- perienced in the foregoing provinces while the precipitation is consider ably less.
 Bering sea islands climatic prov ince-This province is evidently re- lated to the Boring coast province, but differs slightly from itin ranges of temperature. It includes the islands of St. Lawrence (GambelD, St. Paul, St. George, and St. Matt heW.
 Arctic coast climatic province The Arctic coast province includes the Arctic cast stations from Cape Prince Of Wales northWard to Point Barrow and beyond, and southward to the Rocky mountains. It is characterized by long period of cold weather, which prolorgs the winter through two thirds of the year, and by a precipitation of about the same amount as that pre- vailing oyer the arid areas of Ne vada and Utah.
 Interior climatic province-The interior province includes the cen tral plateau region between the Rocky mountain system on the north and the Pacific mountain system on the south. II is charac- terized by great extremes of tenn perature and very moderate rain fall, such as prevail i'll eastern Ore gon and Washington.
 Copper river plateau climatic province The station of Copper Center, which is given as the last. is here classed under a provisional province, the Copper river plateau, since it shows some features charac- teristic of the interior climate and cop,a c,,rrao1;,,o the poCiEc coact