Alaska
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| Capital | Juneau | ||||||||||
| Largest city | Anchorage | ||||||||||
| Area | Ranked 1st | ||||||||||
| - Total | 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²) |
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| - Width | 808 miles (1,300 km) | ||||||||||
| - Length | 1,479 miles (2,380 km) | ||||||||||
| - % water | 13.77 | ||||||||||
| - Latitude | 51°20'N to 71°50'N | ||||||||||
| - Longitude | 130°W to 173°E | ||||||||||
| Number of people | Ranked 47th | ||||||||||
| - Total (2010) | 670,035[1] | ||||||||||
| - Density | 1.2/sq mi 0.45/km² (52nd) |
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| - Average income | $54,627 (6th) | ||||||||||
| Height above sea level | |||||||||||
| - Highest point | Mount McKinley 20,321 ft (6,194 m) |
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| - Average | 10,039 ft (3,060 m) | ||||||||||
| - Lowest point | 0 ft (0 m) | ||||||||||
| Became part of the U.S. | January 3, 1959 (49th) | ||||||||||
| Governor | Sean Parnell (R) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Senators | Lisa Murkowski (R) Mark Begich (D) |
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| Time zones | |||||||||||
| - east of 169° 30' | Alaska: UTC-9/DST-8 | ||||||||||
| - west of 169° 30' | Aleutian: UTC-10/DST-9 | ||||||||||
| Abbreviations | AK US-AK | ||||||||||
| Web site | http://www.state.ak.us | ||||||||||
The State of Alaska is one of the states of the United States. It is one of two states that does not touch another state. The other is Hawaii. It was purchased from Imperial Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million.
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[change] Geography
The capital city is Juneau, but the biggest city is Anchorage. Alaska is the biggest state in the United States, but it almost has the least people. Alaska has almost 20% of all the land in the U.S., but only about 0.2% of the people. It is not connected to any other states by American land, but it is connected to Canada.
Alaska has many glaciers, some of which are can be seen from passing cruise ships. Some are coastal, and others are not by the ocean. It is a popular tourist destination, as there is a very rich culture along with beautiful scenery. There are many wild animals in Alaska. Some of them are the brown bear, the moose, and the wolf.
There are some important industries in Alaska, like oil, fishing, mining, and forestry. Oil is the biggest industry in Alaska. Most of the oil is very far north in the Alaskan arctic. A very long pipeline starts at the northern coast of Alaska and runs to the southern coast. It is over 800 miles long. There were many gold rushes in Alaska.
[change] References
- ↑ "Resident Population Data". 2010.census.gov. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-dens-text.php. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
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