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".

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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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In Alaska unable to hold my wolf form in the wilderness. Finally putting together that it's the northern lights effecting me.
LClearwaterCFI (Leah Clearwater-Call) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:41:05 -0000
In Alaska unable to hold my wolf form in the wilderness. Finally putting together that it's the northern lights effecting me.
Bent Alaska: Sara's News Round-Up 11/1/09: National LGBT news links from Sara Boesser of Juneau, Alaska.1) Sweden's ... http://bit.ly/4aGfqf
alaskaBNN (alaskaBNN) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:41:03 -0000
Bent Alaska: Sara's News Round-Up 11/1/09: National LGBT news links from Sara Boesser of Juneau, Alaska.1) Sweden's ... http://bit.ly/4aGfqf
@amandapalmer Come to Alaska, love. <3 pretty please? We've got meeses. ;)
ThatGreenGent (Jade Phillips) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:40:56 -0000
@amandapalmer Come to Alaska, love. <3 pretty please? We've got meeses. ;)
I'm at Alaska Airlines Board Room - PDX (PDX, Concourse C, Portland). http://bit.ly/2BlX49
jtarantino (jtarantino) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:40:48 -0000
I'm at Alaska Airlines Board Room - PDX (PDX, Concourse C, Portland). http://bit.ly/2BlX49
I think I'm gonna head to Chico for the Eye Alaska show on the 7th. It'll be good times for sure.
WreckMe (Dee) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:40:42 -0000
I think I'm gonna head to Chico for the Eye Alaska show on the 7th. It'll be good times for sure.
theres no penguins in alaska.
jasonleach92 (Jason Leach) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:40:14 -0000
theres no penguins in alaska.

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