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The Alaskan Bush is the remote, less crowded part of the state, encompassing 380 native villages and small towns such as Nome, Bethel, Kotzebue and, most famously, Utqiaġvik, the northernmost town in the United States. The northeast corner of Alaska is covered by the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Attu (Aleut: Atan, [1] Russian: Атту) is an island in the Near Islands (part of the Aleutian Islands chain). It is one of the westernmost points of the U.S. state of Alaska. The island became uninhabited in 2010, making it the largest uninhabited island that is part of the United States politically. [2]
Kodiak Island, Alaska – most extensive Gulf of Alaska island at 3,595.09 square miles (9,311 Island of Puerto Rico , Puerto Rico 18°15′N 66°30′W / 18.250°N 66.500°W / 18.250; -66.500 ( Island of Puerto Rico ) – most extensive island of U.S. Caribbean territory at 3,515.1 square miles (9,104
Alaska (/ ə ˈ l æ s k ə / ⓘ ə-LASS-kə) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii.
Murphy Dome Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-02, LRR ID: A-02) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station 20.4 miles (32.8 km) west-northwest of Fairbanks, Alaska. The control center station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was re-designated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) site as part of the Alaska Radar System.
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In Alaska, the Bush typically refers to any region of the state that is not connected to the North American road network [1] and does not have ready access to the state's ferry system. A large proportion of Alaska Native populations live in the Bush, often depending on subsistence hunting and fishing. [2] [3]
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