Alaska (IPA: ) is a U.S. state, located on the northwest tier of North America. It is by far the largest state in area, but one of the least populated. It is the 49th state, having been admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959. The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the Aleut Alyeska, meaning "great country", "mainland" or "great land".

Geography

---

Alaska is one of the two U.S. states not bordered by another state, Hawaii being the other. It is the only non-contiguous state in North America; about 500 miles (800 km) of Canadian territory separate Alaska from Washington. Alaska is thus an exclave of the United States that is part of the continental U.S. but is not part of the contiguous U.S. It is also the only mainland state whose capital city is accessible only via ship or air. No roads connect Juneau to the rest of the state.

It is bordered by Yukon Territory and British Columbia, Canada to the east, the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the south, the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Chukchi Sea to the west, and the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Ocean to the north.

More on [ Alaska ]

Alaska - Twitter Search

Happy New Year to all the East Coasters. It's only 8:54 here in Alaska.
K_Mac24 (Ken McCarty) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:54:32 -0000
Happy New Year to all the East Coasters. It's only 8:54 here in Alaska.
Watching a show about a man who spent 13 yrs living alone in Alaska with a group of grizzly bears. Then he was mauled to death. Depressing.
Randiray (Randi Ray) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:54:02 -0000
Watching a show about a man who spent 13 yrs living alone in Alaska with a group of grizzly bears. Then he was mauled to death. Depressing.
Published a blog post: "Alaska Crab Boat Tour" http://tinyurl.com/y8wpy3k
buknuk (buknuk) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:53:08 -0000
Published a blog post: " Subscribe to Alaska RSS feed