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|state = Alaska |image_flag = Flag of Alaska.svg |image_seal = Seal of the State of Alaska.svg |mammal = |dog = Alaskan Malamute |bird = Willow ptarmigan |fish = King salmon |flower = Forget-me-not |insect = Four-spot skimmer dragonfly |tree = Sitka Spruce |fossil = Woolly Mammoth |mineral = Gold |gemstone = Jade |sport = Dog mushing |image_route = Alaska 2 shield.svg |image_quarter = 2008 AK Proof.png |quarter_release_date = 2008 }} |zoom=2|type=line|stroke-width=3|text=Interactive map showing border of Alaska (click to zoom)}}Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. It is in the Western United States region. The only other non-contiguous U.S. state is Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost (the Aleutian Islands cross the 180th meridian into the eastern hemisphere) state in the United States. It borders the Canadian territory of Yukon and the province of British Columbia to the east. It shares a western maritime border, in the Bering Strait, with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. The Chukchi and Beaufort Seas of the Arctic Ocean lie to the north, and the Pacific Ocean lies to the south. Technically, it is a semi-exclave of the U.S., and it is the largest exclave in the world.
Alaska is the largest U.S. state by area, comprising more total area than the following three largest states of Texas, California, and Montana combined, and is the sixth-largest subnational division in the world. It is the third-least populous and most sparsely populated U.S. state, but is, with a population of 736,081 as of 2020, the continent's most populous territory located mostly north of the 60th parallel, with more than quadruple the combined populations of Northern Canada and Greenland. The state contains the four largest cities in the United States by area, including the state capital of Juneau. The state's most populous city is Anchorage, and approximately half of Alaska's residents live within its metropolitan area.
Indigenous people have lived in Alaska for thousands of years, and it is widely believed that the region served as the entry point for the initial settlement of North America by way of the Bering land bridge. The Russian Empire was the first to actively colonize the area beginning in the 18th century, eventually establishing Russian America, which spanned most of the current state and promoted and maintained a native Alaskan Creole population. The expense and logistical difficulty of maintaining this distant possession prompted its sale to the U.S. in 1867 for US$7.2 million (equivalent to $ million in ). The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912. It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959.
Abundant natural resources have enabled Alaska—with one of the smallest state economies—to have one of the highest per capita incomes, with commercial fishing, and the extraction of natural gas and oil, dominating Alaska's economy. U.S. Armed Forces bases and tourism also contribute to the economy; more than half of the state is federally-owned land containing national forests, national parks, and wildlife refuges. It is among the most irreligious states, one of the first to legalize recreational marijuana, and is known for its libertarian-leaning political culture, generally supporting the Republican Party in national elections. The Indigenous population of Alaska is proportionally the second highest of any U.S. state, at over 15 percent, after only Hawaii. Provided by Wikipedia
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Skipping Cow timber sale, Tongass National Forest : final EIS environmental impact statement and record of decision by United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region, Wrangell Ranger District (Alaska)
Published: USDA Forest Service, Wrangell Ranger District, 2000“…Wrangell Ranger District (Alaska)…”Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color, some folded) ; 28 cm.
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Madan timber sale draft environmental impact statement by United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region, Wrangell Ranger District (Alaska)
Published: USDA Forest Service, Wrangell Ranger District, 2000“…Wrangell Ranger District (Alaska)…”Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 28 cm.
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Kuakan timber sale record of decision and final environmental impact statement by United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region, Wrangell Ranger District (Alaska)
Published: USDA Forest Service, Wrangell Ranger District, 2000“…Wrangell Ranger District (Alaska)…”Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : maps ; 28 cm.
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Woodpecker project area draft environmental impact statement by Petersburg Ranger District (Alaska), United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region
Published: USDA Forest Service, Petersburg Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, 2000“…Petersburg Ranger District (Alaska)…”Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, maps (some folded, color) ; 28 cm.
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Shady timber sale environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact by Wrangell Ranger District (Alaska), United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region
Published: U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Wrangell Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, 2004“…Wrangell Ranger District (Alaska)…”Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : maps ; 28 cm.
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Threemile timber harvest draft environmental impact statement by United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region, Petersburg Ranger District (Alaska)
Published: [USDA Forest Service, Petersburg Ranger District, Threemile Project Area], 2001“…United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region…”Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color), maps (some folded) ; 28 cm.
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Probability sampling and estimation of the oil remaining in 2001 from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska by Pella, Jerome
Published: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 2007“…Alaska Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)…”Description: 1 online resource (v, 60 pages) : digital, PDF file.
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Record of decision and approved Haines Amendment to the Ring of Fire Resource Management Plan by United States. Bureau of Land Management, Skagway (Alaska), Haines Borough (Alaska)
Published: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 2020Description: 1 online resource (55 pages in various pagings) : color maps.Call Number: Loading…Get full text
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Hydrologic information for land-use planning, Badger Road area, Fairbanks, Alaska by Krumhardt, Andrea P.
Published: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1982“…Fairbanks North Star Borough (Alaska)…”Description: 1 online resource (iv, 14 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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Alaska Transportation and Investment Company organized under the laws of the state of Washington by Alaska Transportation and Investment Company
Published: Alaska Transportation and Investment Co., 1898“…Alaska Transportation and Investment Company…”Description: 17 pages : color folded map. ; 20 cm.
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To Alaska gold fields. 3 modern equipped ocean steamships, 5 Yukon river boats by Boston and Alaska Transportation Company
Published: [publisher not identified], 1898“…Boston and Alaska Transportation Company…”Description: folder (12 pages) ; 23 x 11 cm.
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Distribution of gold and some base metals in the Slana area, eastern Alaska Range, Alaska by Richter, Donald H.
Published: [publisher not identified], 1968“…Alaska. Division of Mines and Minerals…”Description: iii, 20 pages : maps. ; 27 cm.
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Alaska's threatened and endangered species by Alaska. Department of Fish and Game
Published: Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1994“…Alaska. Department of Fish and Game…”Description: 29 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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Mineral occurrences in the Yukon-Tanana region by Saunders, Robert H.
Published: State of Alaska, Division of Mines and Minerals, 1967“…Alaska. Division of Mines and Minerals…”Description: 60 pages : maps ; 28 cm.
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History of mines and prospects, Ketchikan District, prior to 1952 by Bufvers, John
Published: State of Alaska, Division of Mines and Minerals, 1967“…Alaska. Division of Mines and Minerals…”Description: 32 pages : map ; 29 cm.
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The Relationship of plate tectonics to Alaskan geology and resources : proceedings of the Sixth Alaska Geological Society Symposium held April 4-6, 1977, at Anchorage, Alaska by Alaska Geological Society. Symposium
Published: Alaska Geological Society, 1979“…Alaska Geological Society. Symposium…”Description: 226 pages in various pagings : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
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Ushk Bay timber sale(s) final environmental impact statement by Sitka Ranger District (Alaska)
Published: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Alaska Region, 1994“…Sitka Ranger District (Alaska)…”Description: 2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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Twin Creek timber harvest environmental assessment by Petersburg Ranger District (Alaska)
Published: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1998“…Petersburg Ranger District (Alaska)…”Description: iii, 40 pages, 5 pages, 37 unnumbered pages : maps ; 28 cm.
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Nemo Loop timber sale environmental assessment, decision notice, and finding of no significant impact by Wrangell Ranger District (Alaska)
Published: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Wrangell Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, 1998“…Wrangell Ranger District (Alaska)…”Description: 13 pages, 85 pages, 30 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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Kupreanof Island analysis by Petersburg Ranger District (Alaska)
Published: The Service, 2000“…Petersburg Ranger District (Alaska)…”Description: 100 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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