Alaska
|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 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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3by Farley, Sean, Talbot, Sandra L., Sage, George K., Sinnott, Rick, Coltrane, JessicaContributors: “...state of alaska...”
Published in Wildlife Society Bulletin (2014)
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4by Williams, Paula, Kliskey, Andrew, McCarthy, Molly, Lammers, Richard, Alessa, Lilian, Abatzoglou, JohnContributors: “...state of Alaska...”
Published in Climate Risk Management (2019)
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5by Boertje, Rodney D., Frye, Graham G., Young, Donald D.Contributors: “...State of Alaska...”
Published in The Journal of Wildlife Management (2019)
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6by Yang, Zhaohui (Joey), Still, Benjamin, Ge, XiaoxuanContributors: “...State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities...”
Published in Cold Regions Science and Technology (2015)
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7by Gorgoglione, Bartolomeo, Bailey, Christyn, Ferguson, Jayde A.Contributors: “...State of Alaska...”
Published in International Journal for Parasitology (2020)
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8by Wilson, Ryan R., Regehr, Eric V., Rode, Karyn D., St Martin, MichelleContributors: “...State of Alaska...”
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2016)
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9by Myers, Hannah J., Olsen, Daniel W., Matkin, Craig O., Horstmann, Lara A., Konar, BrendaContributors: “...State of Alaska...”
Published in Scientific Reports (2021)
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10by Bullock, Robin J., Aggarwal, Srijan, Perkins, Robert A., Schnabel, WilliamContributors: “...State of Alaska Petroleum Engineering Research for Hydrocarbon Optimization...”
Published in Journal of Environmental Management (2017)
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11by Kettle, Nathan P., Hendricks, Amy, Sheffield Guy, Lisa, Lee, Olivia, Metcalf, Vera, Holen, DavinContributors: “...State of Alaska...”
Published in Polar Geography (2023)
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12by Leppi, Jason C., Rinella, Daniel J., Wipfli, Mark S., Brown, Randy J., Spaleta, Karen J., Whitman, Matthew S.Contributors: “...the state of Alaska...”
Published in PLOS ONE (2022)
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13by Murphy, James M., Howard, Kathrine G., Gann, Jeanette C., Cieciel, Kristin C., Templin, William D., Guthrie, Charles M.Contributors: “...The State of Alaska’s Coastal Impact Assessment Program...”
Published in Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography (2017)
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14by Haeussler, P. J., Schwartz, D. P., Dawson, T. E., Stenner, H. D., Lienkaemper, J. J., Sherrod, B., Cinti, F. R., Montone, P., Craw, P. A., Crone, A. J., Personius, S. F.Contributors: “...Crone, A. J.; State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Fairbanks, Alaska...”
Published 2004
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15by Herman, Alexei B., Spicer, Robert A., Spicer, Teresa E.V.Contributors: “...The State of Alaska Geological and Geophysical Surveys...”
Published in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (2016)
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16by Vuorinen, Katariina, Austrheim, Gunnar, Tremblay, Jean-Pierre, Myers-Smith, Isla H., Hortman, Hans Ivar, Frank, Peter, Barrio, Isabel C., Dalerum, Fredrik, Björkman, Mats P., Björk, Robert G., Ehrich, Dorothee, Sokolov, Aleksandr, Sokolova, Natalia, Ropars, Pascale, Boudreau, Stephane, Normand, Signe, Prendin, Angela Luisa, Schmidt, Niels Martin, Pacheco, Arturo, Post, Eric, John, Christian, Kerby, Jeff T, Sullivan, Patrick F, Le Moullec, Mathilde, Hansen, Brage Bremset, Van der Wal, Rene, Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik, Sandal, Lisa, Gough, Laura, Young, Amanda, Li, Bingxi, Magnússon, Rúna Íris, Sass-Klaassen, Ute, Buchwal, Agata, Welker, Jeffery M, Grogan, Paul, Andruko, Rhett, Morrissette-Boileau, Clara, Volkovitskiy, Alexander, Terekhina, Alexandra, Speed, James David MervynContributors: “...State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game...”
Published in Environmental Research Letters (2022)
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