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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believes that Alaska's tribes will be well represented in the White House Tribal Nations Conference with information... http://bit.ly/JdZKI
ANHB (ANHB) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:49:14 -0000
believes that Alaska's tribes will be well represented in the White House Tribal Nations Conference with information... http://bit.ly/JdZKI
Ahh Alaska... Where everything costs an 'arm and a leg' http://yfrog.com/04addywj
josiahvilla (josiahvilla) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:48:56 -0000
Ahh Alaska... Where everything costs an 'arm and a leg' http://yfrog.com/04addywj
RT @LATimestot You betcha! The Sarah Palin speech(es) we never heard 1 yr ago This is Alaska .. http://bit.ly/3eUMHw #politics #tcot #p2
PATR2012 (pat riccio) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:48:37 -0000
RT @LATimestot You betcha! The Sarah Palin speech(es) we never heard 1 yr ago This is Alaska .. http://bit.ly/3eUMHw #politics #tcot #p2
You betcha! The Sarah Palin speech(es) we never heard one year ago tonight: This is Alaska .. http://bit.ly/3eUMHw #politics #tcot #p2
latimestot (Top of the Ticket) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:46:29 -0000
You betcha! The Sarah Palin speech(es) we never heard one year ago tonight: This is Alaska .. http://bit.ly/3eUMHw #politics #tcot #p2
extremely sore. Dude theres no penguins in alaska.
MLewisNIG (Michael Lewis) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:45:26 -0000
extremely sore. Dude theres no penguins in alaska.
Can NOT wait!!RT @mdbarber: Looking for a good speaker on writing? PRSA Alaska just brought @AnnWylie to town. 100% want her to come back!
AnnWylie (AnnWylie) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:44:21 -0000
Can NOT wait!!RT @mdbarber: Looking for a good speaker on writing? PRSA Alaska just brought @AnnWylie to town. 100% want her to come back!

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