Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta

At approximately 129,500 square kilometers (50,000 sq mi) in size,[1] it is one of the largest deltas in the world.

[2][3] It is larger than the Mississippi River Delta (which varies between 32,400 and 122,000 square kilometers or 12,500 and 47,100 sq mi);[1] it is comparable in size to the entire U.S. state of Louisiana (135,700 square kilometers or 52,400 sq mi).

Most residents live a traditional subsistence lifestyle of hunting, fishing, and gathering.

The area has virtually no roads; travel is by bush plane, or riverboats in summer and snowmachines in winter.

Bethel is the location of the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center.