Every year between 500 and 3,000 people go missing in Alaska.

This is twice the U.S. national average.

Giving Alaska's population, this means four or five of every 1,000 people go missing each year.

Of course, there are many missing person cases involving tourists rather than Alaskan

residents, so we should take that figure somewhat with a pinch of salt, but it's disturbing

nonetheless, especially considering a huge number of these cases remain unsolved years or decades

later.

Individuals and even entire aircraft disappear without a trace.

In this video, we're going to look at some of the reasons why the missing person rate is believed to be so high. And then we'll discuss some specific cases. Most of these are unsolved, so it's important to raise awareness for these cases. Before we start this, be sure to slap that like button and subscribe if you're new. This is going to be one doozy of a video. Shout out and much love to my friend Justine Perry.

She helped me write this script up and did a lot of work, so definitely show her some love in the comments.

Now, let's jump in to the many mysteries of the Alaskan Triangle.

A lot of disappearances and strange occurrences happen in a place called the Alaskan Triangle or the Alaskan

Bermuda Triangle as many may know it. The Alaskan Triangle connects Alaska's largest city,

Anchorage in the south to Juneau in the southeast panhandle of Utkevik, a northern coastal town,

formerly known as Barrow. As you can see, the triangle covers a large portion of the state.

In mid-May, the sun rises in Yukkiyivik and doesn't set again for about three months.

In mid-November, the sun sets and doesn't rise until late January.

This phenomenon is actually a natural thing known as polar night. In winter, gloveless fingers can fall victim to frostbite in just minutes.

This goes to show the absolute detrimental terrain people have to live through while out in Alaska.

These challenging conditions often make search and rescue operations nearly impossible to conduct without any sort of

issue or hiccup. This brings us to our first and most undeniable reason for missing persons

cases being so high in Alaska. Over half of the United States land that is designated for just wilderness and conservation

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