The Fairbanks Economic Community

Fairbanks, the unofficial capital of interior Alaska, has grown to become the second largest city in the state, despite a boom and bust economic history, its geographic isolation, and the most severe temperature variance for a community its size in the United States. The city is the urban focus of A...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Eels, Francis R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1967
Subjects:
Atmospheric pressure
Beaches
Breakup
Climate change
Coast changes
Coasts
Diurnal variations
Erosion
Floods
Formation
Gravel
Ice cover
Sea level
Seasonal variations
Sediment transport
Storms
Tides
Winds
Velocity
Barrow region
Alaska
Barrow waters
Barrow
Point
region
waters
Fairbanks
Arctic
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66339
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Summary:Fairbanks, the unofficial capital of interior Alaska, has grown to become the second largest city in the state, despite a boom and bust economic history, its geographic isolation, and the most severe temperature variance for a community its size in the United States. The city is the urban focus of Alaska's vast interior region and is the trade and transportation centre for communities scattered over 227,000 square miles. .

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