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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@billiegirltoo let me go 1 step further im in Alaska & its 145am, where r u theres mammoth digs? sounds interesting & fun(& hard labour)
electrothusiast (Wes Arnett) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:45:37 -0000
@billiegirltoo let me go 1 step further im in Alaska & its 145am, where r u theres mammoth digs? sounds interesting & fun(& hard labour)
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AlaskaArtist (Dianne Hendrix) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:45:31 -0000
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google my name and the 2nd link goes to a twitter quote : "alaska looks glorious in my room" . :LOLOLOL
Osculated (Andrew Sawai) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:45:24 -0000
google my name and the 2nd link goes to a twitter quote : "alaska looks glorious in my room" . :LOLOLOL
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