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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RT @educatedlife Alaska?s Rural Schools Fight Off Extinction #education http://bit.ly/6OTDNL #canada
Edubeat (edubeat) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:27:14 -0000
RT @educatedlife Alaska?s Rural Schools Fight Off Extinction #education http://bit.ly/6OTDNL #canada
Alaska?s Rural Schools Fight Off Extinction #education http://bit.ly/6OTDNL
educatedlife (Educated Life) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:26:35 -0000
Alaska?s Rural Schools Fight Off Extinction #education http://bit.ly/6OTDNL
hahaha @themattaustin thats why im moving to alaska when i get done with school...
mcadamr (Rylan McAdam) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:25:58 -0000
hahaha @themattaustin thats why im moving to alaska when i get done with school...
@Christian_bale_ Have u ever thought of doing a movie in southeast alaska
pandora99901 (Serena Streeper) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:25:12 -0000
@Christian_bale_ Have u ever thought of doing a movie in southeast alaska
Alaska Vs Purefoods 11.22.09 http://digg.com/u1H5Iz
tvnatin (TVNatin.Net) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:25:06 -0000
Alaska Vs Purefoods 11.22.09 http://digg.com/u1H5Iz
RT @eeease: He's such a good lawyer, that by tomorrow morning, you gonna be workin in Alaska.
lawebmorrell (Eric Morrell) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:25:06 -0000
RT @eeease: He's such a good lawyer, that by tomorrow morning, you gonna be workin in Alaska.

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