Rural, mostly unpopulated areas south of the Alaska Range and west of the Wrangell Mountains also fall within the definition of South Central, as do the Prince William Sound area and the communities of Cordova and Valdez.
ɹˈʊɹɹəl, mˈoʊstli ʌnpˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɛɹiəz sˈaʊθ ʌvðɪ ɐlˈæskɚ ɹˈeɪndʒ ænd wˈɛst ʌvðə ɹˈeɪndʒɛl mˈaʊntɪnz ˈɔːlsoʊ fˈɔːl wɪðˌɪn ðə dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən ʌv sˈaʊθ sˈɛntɹəl, æz dˈuː ðə pɹˈɪns wˈɪljəm sˈaʊnd ˈɛɹiə ænd ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ʌv kɔːɹdˈoʊvə ænd vˈældɛz.