Ch 6: The North Atlantic Provinces

Alaska vs. The North Atlantic 
Temperature and Precipitation
The extreme temperature in Alaska comes from the Interior. The highest temperature recorded was of 100° F  at Fort Yukon on June 27, 1915. The lowest temperature was of  -79.8° F at Prospect Creek on January 23, 1971. Different areas of Alaska get different levels of precipitation a year. Juneau get an average of 50 inches of precipitation a year, while other areas in southeast Alaska get about 275 inches. South central Alaska doesn't as much rain as the southeast of Alaska but it does get more snow. Anchorage get about 16 inches of precipitation a year and about 75 inches of snow.The northern coast of the Gulf of  Alaska gets about 150 inches of precipitation a year. The northern side of the Seward Peninsula is a desert with less than 10 inches of precipitation a year. Although some locations between Dillingham and Bethel average around 100 inches of precipitation.
The temperature in the North Atlantic Provinces hardly ever go beyond 90°F and do not drop below 1°F. Precipitation ranges between 40-55 inches.

Fisheries
The primary fisheries in Alaska are in the Bering Sea and the North Pacific. Many Alaskans fish the rivers during salmon season to gather significant quantities of their household diet while fishing for subsistence, sport, or both. In the Atlantic Provinces fisheries might have been abundant but the exploitation of the natural resources caused the collapse.