. A complete geography. northern part ofAlaska, it will be seen that the climate must be very winters are long and cold, and the summers short and cool. Astrip of coast land extends southward from the main peninsula ofAlaska, and to this the prevailing westerly winds bring an abundanceof ram and snow. Since these winds come from the ocean tlieyalso render the summer climate much less cool than in the northernN 177 178 NORTH AMERICA part of the territory. In this portion is situated Sitka, the capital,where the governor of the territory lives. _ A lar-e part of Alaska is mountain
. A complete geography. northern part ofAlaska, it will be seen that the climate must be very winters are long and cold, and the summers short and cool. Astrip of coast land extends southward from the main peninsula ofAlaska, and to this the prevailing westerly winds bring an abundanceof ram and snow. Since these winds come from the ocean tlieyalso render the summer climate much less cool than in the northernN 177 178 NORTH AMERICA part of the territory. In this portion is situated Sitka, the capital,where the governor of the territory lives. _ A lar-e part of Alaska is mountainous, for the mountains of theUnited States and western Canada extend northward into this terri-tory. Among these mountains are the loftiest peaks of ^^^ co^t^;^f ^*;the highest yet discovered being Mt. McKinley, which is 20,464 feethidi Owing to the latitude, most of the mountains are snow-cove;ed throughout the year (Fig. 176), and among then. ai;e innu-merable e-laciers, many of which reach down to the sea (Fig. 177).. Fig. 17.).A whale ashore, and a whaliug steamer lying off in deep water. One of the largest glaciers bow oii ^1- continent known as the i^mrGlacier m- 178), is located in Alaska not far north of Sitka, it is sow XfS and bettiful that many tounsts visit it every year^ The longpeninsula and the chain of Aleutian Islands which_ ^^J ^^^ ^^^^^f^^^^boimdary of Bering Sea are really a growing mountam cham 1600 milesin length All together there are 57 volcanoes m this chain and it washere rn 1795, that a new volcano suddenly broke forth, buildmg a loftycone where previously ships were able to sail. the resources of Alaska, as in the case ofother far northern lands, those of the sea are especially important(p 21) In the shallow waters near the coast both cod and halibut TEBBITORIES AND DEPENDENCIES 179 abound, while immense numbers of salmon run up the rivers everysummer, as they do in northern United States and Canada (pp. 173and 199). The fishing indust
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