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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Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar - by Scott Conroy et al.. http://j.mp/3JfB58
history_book (New History Books) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:39:20 -0000
Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar - by Scott Conroy et al.. http://j.mp/3JfB58
Cell Based #H1N1 #Vaccine versus the Chicken Egg - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's Accomplishments (blog) : http://bit.ly/2IkqRm
live_h1n1 (Live H1N1) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:35:12 -0000
Cell Based #H1N1 #Vaccine versus the Chicken Egg - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's Accomplishments (blog) : http://bit.ly/2IkqRm
@brunopossidonio Praia não é legal. Vamos todos então para o Alaska.
camilasilvano (Camila Alves Silvano) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:35:09 -0000
@brunopossidonio Praia não é legal. Vamos todos então para o Alaska.
I seriously hate the cold... and gray.. and darkness :( I just realized Alaska would be equal to hell for me
SarahEscutia (Sarah Escutia) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:34:52 -0000
I seriously hate the cold... and gray.. and darkness :( I just realized Alaska would be equal to hell for me
I really wonder how she became the Gov of Alaska...Who did she beat during the Alaska Gor. campaign?...just read her book!
sinclairmk (Sinclair Allen) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:34:32 -0000
I really wonder how she became the Gov of Alaska...Who did she beat during the Alaska Gor. campaign?...just read her book!
@find_ch bettert yet what do the poor chaps do in places like alaska with either all sun or all night for part of the year?!?
DeirdreDarling (Deirdre Lein) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:32:20 -0000
@find_ch bettert yet what do the poor chaps do in places like alaska with either all sun or all night for part of the year?!?

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