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''Fun Fact:'' The biggest earthquake in the United States of America, measuring 8.5 on the Richter Scale, was in Anchorage. | ''Fun Fact:'' The biggest earthquake in the United States of America, measuring 8.5 on the Richter Scale, was in Anchorage. | ||
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| + | Anchorage is on the North American plate.It is about 200 miles from the North American/Pacific Plate Boundary which is a subduction boundary. | ||
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| + | (''Coutesy of Google Earthin addition to this website'' <ref>http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate4.htm</ref>) | ||
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| + | Anchorage is above metamorphic Cretaceous and Jurassic- age rocks. These rocks, reffered to as the Tertiary rocks of the Kenai group, can be up to 20,000 feet deep. There are metamorphic rocks below Anchorage because Anchorage is near a divergent boundary and the heat and pressure that is created when one lithoshperic plate slides under another causes metamorphic rocks to form. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:07, 23 February 2011
Elevation
35 meters
Longitude
61° 10' N
Latitude 150° 1' W
Bodies of Water Anchorage is about miles from the Gulf of Alaska. Anchorage is also near the Knik arm, the Turnagain arm, Eagle Bay, and Westchester Lagoon.
(Coutesy of Google Earth and Google Maps)
Fun Fact: The biggest earthquake in the United States of America, measuring 8.5 on the Richter Scale, was in Anchorage.
Contents
Climate
Climate Zone
Dsc (continental subarctic) on the Koppen Climate chart.
Average Temperature in Centigrade
| Anchorage Temperature | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | ||
| Avg. Temperature | -10.3 | -8.2 | -4.2 | 1.8 | 8.0 | 12.2 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 9.1 | 0.7 | -6.8 | -9.5 | 1.7 | ||
| Avg. Max Temperature | -6.6 | -4.2 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 12.1 | 15.8 | 17.9 | 17.0 | 12.6 | 3.7 | -3.5 | -6.0 | 5.3 | ||
| Avg. Min Temperature | -14.1 | -12.3 | -8.5 | -2.0 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 5.6 | -2.3 | -10.2 | -13.1 | -1.9 | ||
Average Precipitation
| Anchorage Precipitation | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
| Precipitation (inches) | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.02 | 1.2 | 16.4 |
Factors that Regulate the Climate
Anchorage is about 60 degrees N latitude, in a low pressure area. Therefore Anchorage, Alaska is at a doldrum latitude and is fairly windy because Anchorage is right in between the Polar North easterlies and the South westerlies. Anchorage is right on the coast of the Knik Arm in Alaska giving Alaska a slightly more stable temperature because of the water near it. Its topography is hilly if not mountainous. Anchorage is at a high elevation because of the mountains so therefore the air pressure is even lower. Due to its cold, dry weather, Anchorage does not have a lot of rainfall even though it is right next to a bay.
Geology
Tectonic Plate Boundary Near Anchorage
Anchorage is on the North American plate.It is about 200 miles from the North American/Pacific Plate Boundary which is a subduction boundary.
(Coutesy of Google Earthin addition to this website [8])
Rocks that Underlie Anchorage
Anchorage is above metamorphic Cretaceous and Jurassic- age rocks. These rocks, reffered to as the Tertiary rocks of the Kenai group, can be up to 20,000 feet deep. There are metamorphic rocks below Anchorage because Anchorage is near a divergent boundary and the heat and pressure that is created when one lithoshperic plate slides under another causes metamorphic rocks to form.
- ↑ http://www.climate-charts.com/Locations/u/US70273005002801.php
- ↑ http://www.bcca.org/misc/qiblih/latlong_us.html#ALASKA
- ↑ http://www.city-data.com/states/Alaska-Topography.html
- ↑ http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N61W149+1302+502820C
- ↑ http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N61W149+1300+502820C
- ↑ http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N61W149+1304+502820C
- ↑ http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N61W149+2200+502820C
- ↑ http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate4.htm
- ↑ http://www.dog.dnr.state.ak.us/oil/products/publications/cookinlet/cia1999_final_finding/chap2.htm#C.
