The center part of Alaska is known as the Interior. In the early days this part of Alaska was the home of the Athabaskan people, and a lot of them still live here. This area is a lowland that was made this way by a lot of big rivers that carved the land this way.

The Interior is bordered by the Alaska Range on the south and the Brooks Range on the north. A popular place for tourists to go is Mt. McKinley. The Yukon River flows through the Interior region and is very important for transportation in this region.

These days about 100,000 people live in the Interior of Alaska. The largest city in the interior region is Fairbanks. This is the second largest city in Alaska. Fairbanks was once a booming gold mining town. Today Fairbanks is Alaska's second largest city and a great place to get supplies if you live in one of the near-by villages. The Tanana Valley which is close to Fairbanks is one of Alaska's best farming areas.

In the winter ice fog sometimes develops in Fairbanks and other low-lying communities when the temperature falls below zero. Winter temperatures in the Interior commonly drop to -50šF and - 60šF. Summers usually are warmer than in any other region. Sometimes temperatures are 80šF to 90šF.