Editing Fairbanks, Alaska (section)

===Topography===
[[File:Fairbanks area - aerial view - P1040583.jpg|thumb|The Fairbanks area in winter, looking north. The Tanana River stretches across the photo south of the city; the airport is west of the city.]]
Fairbanks is in the central [[Tanana Valley]], straddling the [[Chena River]] near its confluence with the [[Tanana River]]. Immediately north of the city is a chain of hills that rises gradually until it reaches the [[White Mountains (Alaska)|White Mountains]] and the [[Yukon River]]. The city's southern border is the Tanana River. South of the river is the Tanana Flats, an area of marsh and bog that stretches for more than {{convert|100|mi|km}} until it rises into the [[Alaska Range]], which is visible from Fairbanks on clear days.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alaska Range Overlook Fairbanks, the Yukon, and the Interior Review|url=http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/alaska/fairbanks-the-yukon-and-the-interior/review-430988.html|website=Fodor's Travel}}</ref> To the east and west are low valleys separated by ridges of hills up to {{convert|3000|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name="USGS110">U.S. Geological Survey. "Bulletin – United States Geological Survey, Issue 284", U.S. Geological Survey. 1906. P. 110.</ref>

The Tanana Valley is crossed by many low streams and rivers that flow into the Tanana River. In Fairbanks, the Chena River flows southwest until it empties into the Tanana.<ref name="USGS110"/> Noyes Slough, which heads and foots off the Chena River, creates Garden Island, a district connected to the rest of Fairbanks by bridges and [[culvert]]ed roads.<ref>Geographic Names Information System. [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1402476 "Garden Island"], U.S. Geological Survey. Accessed September 30, 2009.</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|32.7|sqmi|km2}}; {{convert|31.9|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}} of it (2.48%) is water.