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

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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.

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fu4 (藤野　英人) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:59:49 -0000
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AKODTV (Alaska Outdoors TV ) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:59:24 -0000
Any interest in seeing a produced Alaska wild game/fish cooking segment in some of the shows? We have access to... http://bit.ly/5UvVe5
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35 IT positions. Most require TS or TS/SCI clearances. Omaha, San Antonio, Augusta, GA, Hawaii, Alaska, DC & Bethesda. edbcovert3@myactv.net
RWDigest (Bridget Weide Brooks) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:54:58 -0000
35 IT positions. Most require TS or TS/SCI clearances. Omaha, San Antonio, Augusta, GA, Hawaii, Alaska, DC & Bethesda. edbcovert3@myactv.net
Thursday: 9:50 AM EST KFAT Anchorage, Alaska
chrismarko (Chris Markowski) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:54:34 -0000
Thursday: 9:50 AM EST KFAT Anchorage, Alaska

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