The Bush (Alaska)

In Alaska, the Bush typically refers to any region of the state that is not connected to the North American road network^[1] and does not have ready access to the state's ferry system. A large proportion of Alaska Native populations live in the Bush, often depending on subsistence hunting and fishing.^[2]^[3]

Geographically, the Bush comprises the Alaska North Slope; Northwest Arctic; West, including the Baldwin and Seward Peninsulas; the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta; Southwest Alaska; Bristol Bay; Alaska Peninsula; and remote areas of the Alaska Panhandle and Interior.

Some of the hub communities in the bush, which typically can be reached by larger, commercial airplanes, include Bethel,^[2] Dillingham,^[2] King Salmon,^[2] Nome,^[1]^[2] Utqiagvik,^[1]^[2] Kodiak Island,^[1] Kotzebue,^[2] and Unalaska-Dutch Harbor.^[2]

Most parts of Alaska that are off the road or ferry system can be reached by small bush airplanes.^[1] Travel between smaller communities or to and from hub communities is typically accomplished by snowmobiles, boats, or ATVs.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Wohlforth, Charles P. (2007). Alaska for Dummies (3rd ed.). For Dummies. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-471-94555-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ DeVaughn, Melissa (2008). The Unofficial Guide to Adventure Travel in Alaska (2nd ed.). John Wiley and Sons. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-470-22899-9.
^ Wohlforth, Charles P. (2007). Frommer's Alaska 2008. Frommer's. p. 434. ISBN 978-0-470-15288-1.

[Dummies364-1] Wohlforth, Charles P. (2007). Alaska for Dummies (3rd ed.). For Dummies. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-471-94555-0.

[Unofficial-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ DeVaughn, Melissa (2008). The Unofficial Guide to Adventure Travel in Alaska (2nd ed.). John Wiley and Sons. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-470-22899-9.

[3] Wohlforth, Charles P. (2007). Frommer's Alaska 2008. Frommer's. p. 434. ISBN 978-0-470-15288-1.

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