The Fairbanks Economic Community

• 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

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. .