Books Alaska Atlas and Gazetteer (Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer)
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Rating: - Useful for the average traveler
We were on a driving trip in Alaska and wanted a map with details about the terrain as well as roads. This altas fits the bill. Our only complaint is that almost everyone in Alaska uses "milepost" numbers on the main highways as landmarks and even their street address in some places, and those reference points are not included along the roads on the maps. Even so, it was a big help for our trip.

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Rating: - Excellent Mapbook
Alaska Atlas by Delorm has more bang-for-your-buck than any other map product I have seen. The only other map product that even compares is the 7.5 minute USGS National Geograhics State Series maps on CD (but they are much more expensive and require printing.) Delorm is not as detailed as the 7.5 minute USGS topo maps, but they are in my opinion grahically more pleasing to the eye. Bottom line, for the price, you probably will not find topographical maps of this quality anywhere else.

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Rating: - The best Atlas I have ever saw on Alaska
Complete, detailed, with all information you may need. A must and in a large format. If you plan to travel to Alaska by any means, do not miss this!

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Rating: - A Good Starting Point for Planning
The sheer size of Alaska tends to defeat what would otherwise be an unbeatable map collection for most states in the lower 48. A second challenge is the very thin transportation infrastructure in Alaska; huge areas of the state are not on the limited road network and can be reached in a timely manner only by air. Enormous swaths of wilderness have no transportation network at all.

The DeLorme "Alaska Atlas and Gazetteer" is an excellent resource for trip planning. Used in conjunction with the most recent "Milepost", the average travelor can reach any point in the state accessible by road and plan entry into many other areas. However, the scale of the maps is insufficient for detailed off-road route planning; deep country hikers, hunters, and fishermen are advised to seek more specialized map products.

This Atlas is highly recommended to the traveler in Alaska looking for a compact map resource. It is also a good starting point for planning trips in determining where more detailed map products will be needed.