It has been nearly two decades now since the massive work of profiling Alaska, its people, communities and environment was undertaken as part of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Program. Many specialists worked on putting together the diverse information, maps, photographs, and graphics.

The set of oversize Regional Profiles were published by the University of Alaska, Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center for the State of Alaska, Office of the Governor and The Joint Federal-State Land Use planning Commission for Alaska. There is no date of publication, but Jay Hammond was Governor of Alaska.

These publications provide a valuable education and research resource for anyone working or studying in Alaska.