J I N G G

          The landscape of Southwest Alaska ranges from the gentle grasslands of the Aleutian Islands  to the amazing volcanic landscape of Katmai National Park . Much of the region is coastal, it also includes very large area of interior boreal forests, swamps, and highlands, and the immense mountain barrier of the southern Alaska/Aleutian Range. The volcanoes in Aleutian Range are part of the Ring of Fire, including Mount Katmai, Novarupta and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Mount Redoubt, Mount Iliamna, and Augustine Volcano. Southwest Alaska is one of the richest salmon areas and brown bears feeding on salmon in the world. The principal ports in this region are Kodiak, Dillingham, Dutch Harbor/Unalaska, and King Salmon.