What is the famous city of Anchorage in Alaska, where Putin and Trump will meet, and the time difference with Moscow?

President Vladimir Putin's talks with his American counterpart Donald Trump will take place this Friday, August 15. The meeting will be held in the American city of Anchorage, one of the largest in the state of Alaska. Izvestia tells us what the city is known for, how long it takes to get to it, and what the time difference is between Anchorage and Moscow.

What is Anchorage known for?

Anchorage is located in the southern part of Alaska, 5,413 km from Washington and just over 900 km from the state capital, Juneau. The name comes from the English word anchor, which means "anchor". Previously, the Athabaskan people, an indigenous Indian people engaged in fishing, lived here. There was also an anchorage for ships, and later a railway station and an airport appeared.

Anchorage location on the map

Over time, the city became a key aviation and defense center. At the beginning of World War II, an Air Force base was established near it USA Elmendorf. In 2010, after the merger with Fort Richardson, it was named Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. In addition to the main units, the headquarters of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), responsible for air and missile defense, is located there.

Today, however, Anchorage is primarily known as a global transportation hub. Due to its geographical location, it is an ideal stop for transcontinental cargo flights between Asia, North America and Europe.

The population of the city is about 40% of the inhabitants of the peninsula. Russian is often heard in it, which serves as a reference to the historical past of the region.

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How far to get to Anchorage

The distance between Moscow and Anchorage is about 7,019 km, which is comparable to the distance to Severo-Kurilsk or Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

The travel time by plane varies depending on the route and the number of transfers. Direct flights from Moscow take about 9-10 hours. It takes about six hours and 30 minutes to fly from Washington to Anchorage.

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Time difference with Moscow

Anchorage, like the whole of Alaska, with the exception of the Aleutian Islands, where Hawaiian-Aleutian Time (HAST, UTC-10) operates, lives one hour behind Pacific time and four hours behind Eastern time. The Alaska Time Zone (AKST, UTC-9) operates here, which covers almost the entire state.

The time zone in Moscow is UTC+3 (GMT+3). So the time difference is 12 hours. If it's noon in the Russian capital, then it's still midnight in Anchorage. After switching to daylight saving time (in the United States, clocks are set to the second Sunday in March), the difference is reduced by an hour. That is, when it's 12:00 in Moscow, it's 01:00 in Anchorage, as in most of Alaska.

Earlier, Izvestia told what Alaska is known for and why this state was chosen for the meeting of the presidents of Russia and the United States.

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