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Articles about the U.S. State of Alaska include:
Aquaria in Alaska
Art museums and galleries in Alaska
Astronomical observatories in Alaska
Botanical gardens in Alaska
Buildings and structures in Alaska
Communications in Alaska
Environment of Alaska
Fjords of Alaska
Flora of Alaska
Geology of Alaska
Glaciers of Alaska
Hiking trails in Alaska
Hot springs of Alaska
Landmarks in Alaska
National Monuments of Alaska
Natural history of Alaska
News media in Alaska
Protected areas of Alaska
Settlements in Alaska
Ski areas and resorts in Alaska
Sports in Alaska
Sports venues in Alaska
Structures in Alaska
Television shows set in Alaska
Theatres in Alaska
Tourism in Alaska website
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postal code for the State of Alaska - AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
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- Alaska PurchaseAlaska purchaseThe Alaska Purchase was the acquisition of the Alaska territory by the United States from Russia in 1867 by a treaty ratified by the Senate. The purchase, made at the initiative of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, gained of new United States territory...
of 1867 - Alaska State CapitolAlaska State CapitolThe Alaska State Capitol is the state capital of Alaska. Located in the state capital of Juneau at the corner of East 4th Street and Main Street, it houses the Alaska Legislature and the offices for the governor of Alaska and lieutenant governor of Alaska....
- Alaska State TroopersAlaska State TroopersThe Division of Alaska State Troopers is the state police agency of Alaska. It is a division of the Alaska Department of Public Safety . The Alaska State Troopers are a full service law enforcement agency and handle both traffic and criminal law enforcement...
- Alaska Territorial GuardAlaska Territorial GuardThe Alaska Territorial Guard or Eskimo Scouts was a military reserve force component of the US Army, organized in 1942 in response to attacks on United States soil in Hawaii and occupation of parts of Alaska by Japan during World War II. The ATG operated until 1947...
- Anchorage, AlaskaAnchorage, AlaskaAnchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
Aquaria in Alaska
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- Battle of the Aleutian IslandsBattle of the Aleutian IslandsThe Aleutian Islands Campaign was a struggle over the Aleutian Islands, part of Alaska, in the Pacific campaign of World War II starting on 3 June 1942. A small Japanese force occupied the islands of Attu and Kiska, but the remoteness of the islands and the difficulties of weather and terrain meant...
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Botanical gardens in Alaska
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- Capital of the State of AlaskaJuneau, AlaskaThe City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900...
- Capitol of the State of AlaskaAlaska State CapitolThe Alaska State Capitol is the state capital of Alaska. Located in the state capital of Juneau at the corner of East 4th Street and Main Street, it houses the Alaska Legislature and the offices for the governor of Alaska and lieutenant governor of Alaska....
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- Census statistical areas of AlaskaAlaska census statistical areasThe United States Census Bureau has defined two Metropolitan Statistical Areas and three Micropolitan Statistical Areas for the State of Alaska. The following table describes these areas with the following information:...
- Cities in Alaska
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- Climate of AlaskaClimate of AlaskaThe climate of Alaska is determined by average temperatures and precipitation received statewide over many years. The extratropical storm track runs along the Aleutian Island chain, across the Alaska Peninsula, and along the coastal area of the Gulf of Alaska which exposes these parts of the state...
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- Coming into the CountryComing into the CountryComing into the Country is a 1976 book by John McPhee about Alaska and McPhee's travels through much of the state with bush pilots, prospectors, and settlers, as well as politicians and businesspeople who each interpret the state in different ways....
- a 1976 nonfiction book by John McPheeJohn McPheeJohn Angus McPhee is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, widely considered one of the pioneers of creative nonfiction....
Communications in Alaska
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- Demographics of AlaskaDemographics of AlaskaAs of 2005, Alaska has an estimated population of 663,661, which is an increase of 5,906, or 0.9%, from the prior year and an increase of 36,730, or 5.9%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 36,590 people , and an increase due to net migration of 1,181...
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- Department of AlaskaDepartment of AlaskaThe Department of Alaska was the designation for the government of Alaska from its purchase by the United States of America in 1867 until its organization as the District of Alaska in 1884. During the department era, Alaska was variously under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army , the United States...
, 1867–1884 - District of AlaskaDistrict of AlaskaThe District of Alaska was the governmental designation for Alaska from May 17, 1884 to August 24, 1912, when it became Alaska Territory. Previously it had been known as the Department of Alaska. At the time, legislators in Washington, D.C., were occupied with post-Civil War reconstruction issues,...
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- Economy of Alaska
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- Elections in the State of AlaskaElections in AlaskaThe number of elections in Alaska varies by year, but typically municipal elections occur every year, plus primary and general elections for federal and state offices occur during even-numbered years. Alaska has a gubernatorial election every four years...
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- Exxon Valdez oil spillExxon Valdez oil spillThe Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989, when the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker bound for Long Beach, California, struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef and spilled of crude oil. It is considered to be one of the most devastating human-caused...
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- Flag of the State of AlaskaFlag of AlaskaThe flag of the state of Alaska consists of eight gold stars, forming the Big Dipper and the North Star, on a dark blue field.The Big Dipper is an asterism in the constellation Ursa Major which symbolizes a bear, an animal indigenous to Alaska...
Flora of Alaska
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- Gardening in AlaskaGardening in AlaskaGardening in Alaska is becoming both more popular and more widely acceptable as a general idea. Although gardening in Alaska poses many challenges, largely due to the climate, the short growing season, and generally poor soils for agriculture, there have been a number of recent successes in...
- Geography of AlaskaGeography of AlaskaAlaska is one of two U.S. states not bordered by another state; Hawaii the other. Alaska has more ocean coastline than all of the other U.S. states combined. About of Canadian territory separate Alaska from Washington State. Alaska is thus an exclave of the United States that is part of the...
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Glaciers of Alaska
- Gold mining in AlaskaGold mining in AlaskaGold mining in Alaska, a state of the United States, has been a major industry and impetus for exploration and settlement since a few years after the United States acquired the territory from Russia. Russian explorers discovered placer gold in the Kenai River in 1848, but no gold was produced...
- Good Friday EarthquakeGood Friday EarthquakeThe 1964 Alaska earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan Earthquake, the Portage Earthquake and the Good Friday Earthquake, was a megathrust earthquake that began at 5:36 P.M. AST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964...
of 1964 - Government of the State of AlaskaGovernment of AlaskaThe government of Alaska is divided into various departments. Alaska has 246 federally recognized tribal governments and one federal Indian reservation.-History:...
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- Great Seal of the State of AlaskaSeal of AlaskaThe Seal of the State of Alaska was first adopted before statehood, when the area was known as the District of Alaska. The first governor designated a seal of the district, which featured glaciers, northern lights, igloos, and an Eskimo ice fishing....
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Hiking trails in Alaska
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- History of AlaskaHistory of AlaskaThe history of Alaska dates back to the Upper Paleolithic period , when Asiatic groups crossed the Bering land bridge into what is now western Alaska. At the time of European contact by the Russian explorers, the area was populated by Alaska Native groups...
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Hot springs of Alaska
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- House of Representatives of the State of AlaskaAlaska House of RepresentativesThe Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of about 15,673 people . Members serve two-year terms without term limits...
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- Languages of Alaska
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- Lists related to the State of Alaska:
- List of airports in Alaska
- List of athletes from Alaska
- List of birds of Aleutian Islands
- List of census statistical areas in AlaskaAlaska census statistical areasThe United States Census Bureau has defined two Metropolitan Statistical Areas and three Micropolitan Statistical Areas for the State of Alaska. The following table describes these areas with the following information:...
- List of cities in Alaska
- List of colleges and universities in Alaska
- List of companies in Alaska
- List of counties in Alaska
- List of forts in Alaska
- List of ghost towns in Alaska
- List of Governors of Alaska
- List of high schools in Alaska
- List of highway routes in Alaska
- List of hospitals in Alaska
- List of islands of Alaska
- List of law enforcement agencies in Alaska
- List of Lieutenant Governors of Alaska
- List of mountains of Alaska
- List of 4000 meter peaks of Alaska
- List of mountain peaks of Alaska
- List of museums in Alaska
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Alaska
- List of National Parks in Alaska
- List of people from Alaska
- List of places in Alaska
- List of radio stations in Alaska
- List of railroads in Alaska
- List of Registered Historic Places in Alaska
- List of rivers in Alaska
- List of school districts in Alaska
- List of state forests in Alaska
- List of state parks in Alaska
- List of state prisons in Alaska
- List of state symbols of Alaska
- List of telephone area codes in Alaska
- List of television stations in Alaska
- List of towns in Alaska
- List of United States congressional delegations from AlaskaUnited States congressional delegations from AlaskaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Alaska to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:...
- List of United States congressional district of Alaska
- List of United States Representatives from Alaska
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- Mountain peaks of AlaskaMountain peaks of AlaskaThis article comprises three sortable tables of mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Alaska.Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the...
- The 50 Highest major peaks of Alaska
- The 20 4000 meter peaks of Alaska
- The 50 Most prominent peaks of Alaska
- The 65 Ultra prominent peaks of Alaska
- The 50 Most isolated major peaks of Alaska
- The 38 100 km isolated peaks of Alaska
- The 50 Highest major peaks of Alaska
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- Music of AlaskaMusic of AlaskaThe Music of Alaska is a broad artistic field incorporating many cultures.-History and overview:Alaska's original music belongs to the Inupiaq, Aleut, Tlingit, and other Alaska Native communities. Russian, English and Irish immigrants brought their own varieties of folk music. Alaska was home to...
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National Forests of Alaska-
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News media in Alaska
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- Novo-Arkhangelsk, capital of Russian AlaskaRussian AlaskaRussian America was the name of Russian colonial possessions in the Americas from 1733 to 1867 that today is the U.S. state of Alaska and settlements farther south in California and Hawaii...
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- Prehistory of AlaskaPrehistory of AlaskaPrehistoric Alaska begins with Paleolithic people moving into northwestern North America sometime between 60,000 and 50,000 BC across the Bering Land Bridge in western Alaska...
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- Radio stations in Alaska
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- Scouting in AlaskaScouting in AlaskaScouting in Alaska has a long history, from the 1920s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live...
Settlements in Alaska
- Cities in Alaska
- Census Designated Places in Alaska
- Other unincorporated communities in Alaska
- List of ghost towns in Alaska
- List of places in Alaska
- Sitka, Alaska, capital of Alaska 1808-1906
Ski areas and resorts in Alaska
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- State Capitol of AlaskaAlaska State CapitolThe Alaska State Capitol is the state capital of Alaska. Located in the state capital of Juneau at the corner of East 4th Street and Main Street, it houses the Alaska Legislature and the offices for the governor of Alaska and lieutenant governor of Alaska....
- State of Alaska website
- Constitution of the State of Alaska
- Government of the State of AlaskaGovernment of AlaskaThe government of Alaska is divided into various departments. Alaska has 246 federally recognized tribal governments and one federal Indian reservation.-History:...
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- Governor of the State of Alaska
- Legislative branch of the government of the State of Alaska
- Legislature of the State of AlaskaAlaska LegislatureThe Alaska Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a bicameral institution, consisting of the lower Alaska House of Representatives, with 40 members, and the upper house Alaska Senate, with 20 members...
- Senate of the State of AlaskaAlaska SenateThe Alaska Senate is the upper house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Senate consists of twenty members, each of whom represents an equal amount of districts with populations of about 31,347 people . Senators serve four-year terms, without term...
- House of Representatives of the State of AlaskaAlaska House of RepresentativesThe Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of about 15,673 people . Members serve two-year terms without term limits...
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- Legislature of the State of Alaska
- Judicial branch of the government of the State of Alaska
- Supreme Court of the State of AlaskaAlaska Supreme CourtThe Alaska Supreme Court is the state supreme court in the State of Alaska's judicial department . The supreme court is composed of the chief justice and four associate justices, who are all appointed by the governor of Alaska and face judicial retention elections and who choose one of their own...
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- Supreme Court of the State of AlaskaAlaska Supreme CourtThe Alaska Supreme Court is the state supreme court in the State of Alaska's judicial department . The supreme court is composed of the chief justice and four associate justices, who are all appointed by the governor of Alaska and face judicial retention elections and who choose one of their own...
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Television shows set in Alaska
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- Territory of Alaska, 1912–1959
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- Transportation in AlaskaTransportation in AlaskaThis article discusses transportation in the U.S. state of Alaska.-Roads:Alaska is arguably the least-connected state in terms of road transportation. The state's road system covers a relatively small area of the state, linking the central population centers and the Alaska Highway, the principal...
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- United States census statistical areas of AlaskaAlaska census statistical areasThe United States Census Bureau has defined two Metropolitan Statistical Areas and three Micropolitan Statistical Areas for the State of Alaska. The following table describes these areas with the following information:...
- United States congressional delegations from AlaskaUnited States congressional delegations from AlaskaThese are tables of congressional delegations from Alaska to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:...
- United States congressional district of Alaska
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitThe United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...
- United States District Court for the District of AlaskaUnited States District Court for the District of AlaskaThe United States District Court for the District of Alaska is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Alaska. Offices are located in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan, and Nome...
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- US-AK – ISO 3166-2:USISO 3166-2:USISO 3166-2:US is the entry for the United States in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for the United States, ISO...
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- Wildlife of AlaskaWildlife of AlaskaThe wildlife of Alaska is diverse and abundant. This article gives information on a selection of the best-known animal species in Alaska.-Brown bear:Alaska contains about 98% of the U.S. brown bear population and 70% of the total North American population...
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See also
- Outline of geographyOutline of geographyThe following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
- Outline of North America
- Outline of the United States
- Outline of AlaskaOutline of AlaskaThe following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Alaska:Alaska – most extensive, northernmost, westernmost, highest, second newest, and least densely populated of the 50 states of the United States of America...
- Outline of Alaska
- Outline of the United States
- Outline of North America