The western region of Alaska faces towards the Bering Sea and the end of the Iditarod trail in Nome.

The Yukon and Kuskokwim are the main rivers in this region. Most of the region's activities and villages are located on these two rivers.

You can find many different native people in this region. There are Yupik, Inupiat, and Athabaskan Alaskan Natives, and a lot of people from all over the world.

The weather in the western region is cold and windy in the winter. Summer temperatures range from 30šF to 60šF. Winter temperatures are from just above zero to the low 30šF range. Wind chill lowers temperatures a lot. The total amount of rainfall for a year is about 20 inches in northern regions and drier in the south.

Most of the area is covered with tundra. There are groups of trees over the hills on the eastern end of the Seward Peninsula and Norton Sound.

Gold first attracted non-Natives to the hills and creeks of the Seward Peninsula.

The Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge is in the wetlands of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. It is the largest wildlife refuge in the United States. Thousands of geese, swans and ducks nest there each year.