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Alaska (/ əˈlæskə / ⓘ ə-LASS-kə) 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 ...
History of Alaska. The history of Alaska dates back to the Upper Paleolithic period (around 14,000 BC), when foraging 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.
Alaska, constituent state of the United States of America. Admitted to the union as the 49th state on January 3, 1959, it lies at the extreme northwest of the North American continent. The Alaska Peninsula is the Western Hemisphere’s largest peninsula, and Alaska’s Denali is North America’s highest peak.
Alaska occupies the northwestern portion of the North American continent and is bordered only by Canada on the east. It is one of two U.S. states not bordered by another state; Hawaii is the other. Alaska has more ocean coastline than all of the other U.S. states combined. [1]
Alaska (/ əˈlæskə / (listen)), officially the State of Alaska, is a state in the United States. It is in the northwest corner of North America. Alaska does not touch other US states. It has borders with Canada, the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, and the Bering Strait.
They were also deciding whether to repeal the state’s system of open primaries and ranked choice general elections just four years after opting to give that system a go. Alaska’s marquee House race featuring Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Nick Begich was too early to call after initial vote totals were released Tuesday night.
Alaska ist nicht wie die anderen Bundesstaaten in Countys (Landkreise) eingeteilt, sondern in 19 Boroughs, die den Countys in den anderen Staaten, den Landkreisen in Deutschland und den Bezirken in Österreich ähneln, sowie in den sog. Unorganized Borough.Dieser Bezirk wiederum ist in Census Areas (Volkszählungsgebiete) ohne öffentliche Verwaltung aufgeteilt.
Alaska[a] är en icke-kontinental amerikansk delstat och den största till ytan i USA. Den är belägen i den nordvästra änden av den nordamerikanska kontinenten med Kanada i öster, Norra ishavet i norr, Stilla havet till väster och söder samt med Ryssland längre västerut över Berings sund. Delstaten har en folkmängd på 733 583 [4 ...
Unique among state songs, its lyrics explain the symbolism of the Alaskan flag. The lyrics are: Eight stars of gold on a field of blue. Alaska's flag. May it mean to you. The blue of the sea, the evening sky, The mountain lakes, and the flow'rs nearby; The gold of the early sourdough's dreams, The precious gold of the hills and streams;
Alaska signifie « grande Terre » ou « continent » en aléoute 3. Cette région, que l'on appelait au XIXe siècle l'« Amérique russe », tire son nom d'une longue presqu'île, au nord-ouest du continent américain, à environ mille kilomètres au sud du détroit de Béring, et qui se lie, vers le sud, aux îles Aléoutiennes.