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  Alaska - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This is because Alaska is situated at the edge of a tectonic plate, as indeed are virtually all the countries of the Pacific rim.
Alaska is the largest state in the USA and one of the least populated.
Alaska struggled to shoulder the cost of its public services but benefited from federal grants and raised funds through the leasing of lands, a measure protested by Inuit and other American Indian groups whose livelihoods and way of life depended on maintaining their hunting and fishing rights in the region.
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 Alaska
It is bordered by Yukon Territory and British Columbia, Canada to the east, the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the south, the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Chukchi Sea to the west, and the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Ocean to the north.
Alaska is the only state that is both in North America and not part of the 48 contiguous states; about 500 miles (800 kilometers) of Canadian territory separate Alaska from Washington.
As of 2003, the population of Alaska was 648,818.
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Alaska is the largest state in the United States in terms of land area (it is larger in area than all but 18 of the world's nations) at 570,380 square miles (1,477,261 km²), over twice as large as Texas, the next largest state.
Alaska is one of only six states with no state sales tax and one of seven states that do not levy an individual income tax.
Alaska Natives, while organized in and around their communities, are often active within the Native corporations which have been given ownership over large tracts of land, and thus need to deliberate resource conservation and development issues.
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 Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Alaska is the largest state in the United States in terms of land area, 570,374 square miles (1,477,261 km²).
Alaska is both the Westernmost and Easternmost state in the Union.
Alaska has no counties in the sense used in the rest of the country; however, the state is divided into 27 census areas and boroughs.
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 Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alaska (IPA: [əˈlæskə]) is a state of the United States of America.
Alaska is located in the extreme northwest portion of North America.
Alaska is often described as a Republican-leaning state with strong Libertarian tendencies.
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 Yukon - LoveToKnow 1911
YUKON, the largest river in Alaska, and the fifth largest in N. America.
With its longest tributaries not in Alaska, the Lewes and the Teslin (or Hootalinqua), its length is about 2300 m., in the form of a great arc, beginning in the Yukon District of British Columbia, near the Pacific Ocean, and ending at the Bering Sea coast.
Survey of Canada (1901); idem, The Macmillan River, Yukon District, Summary of Report of the Geological Survey of Canada for 1902; A. Brooks, A Reconnaissance in the Tanana and White River Basins in 1898, Twentieth Annual Report, U.S. Geol.
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 United States - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The other two, Alaska and the archipelago of Hawaii, are not contiguous with the others.
The US is divided into three distinct sections: the continental United States, also known as "The Lower 48"; Alaska, which is physically connected only to Canada; and the archipelago of Hawaii in the central Pacific Ocean.
Alaska's tundra and the volcanic, tropical islands of Hawaii add to the geographic diversity.
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 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - United States
Two of the 50 states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not contiguous with any of the other states.
Alaska and the volcanic islands of Hawaii add to the geographic and climatic diversity.
The climate varies along with the landscape, from tropical in Hawaii and southern Florida to tundra in Alaska and atop some of the highest mountains (even in Hawaii).
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 Juneau, Alaska
The City, Alaska's second-largest (in terms of population) is nestled at the base of Mount Juneau, and across the channel from Douglas Island.
In 1906, after the diminution of the whaling and fur trade, Sitka, the original capital of Alaska, declined in importance and the seat of government was moved to Juneau.
Once granted statehood in 1959, and aided by the completion of the Alaska Pipeline in 1977, Juneau grew with the growth of state government.
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 Top20Alaska.com - Your Top20 Guide to Alaska!
It was admitted on January 3, 1959, The population of the state is 626,932, as of 2000, according to the census.
Alaska is often characterized as a hybrid Republican state with strong Libertarian leanings.
Alaska's most populous city is Anchorage, home of 260,283 people, 225,744 of whom live in the urbanized area.
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 Fairbanks travel guide - Wikitravel
Fairbanks [1] is a town in Central Alaska, 1488 miles from the start of the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek, BC.
It is the second-largest city in Alaska and, being a junction of several major highways, will be a likely stop of most visitors to the state.
Alaska Coffee Roasting Co is a small coffee shop, offering a small variety of food items as well.
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The state of Alaska also borders Canada, with the Pacific Ocean to its south and the Arctic Ocean to its north.
The climate is temperate in most areas, tropical in Hawaii and southern Florida, polar in Alaska, semiarid in the Great Plains west of the 100th meridian, Mediterranean in coastal California and arid in the Great Basin.
Some include Alaska in the "continental" states, because, although it is separated from the "lower forty-eight" by Canada, it is part of the North American mainland.
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 Alaska (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alaska is a state in the United States of America.
Alaska Territory (United States), historical name for Alaska prior to statehood, from 1912 to 1959
Alaska (1875), a pamphlet from 1875 about the possibility of founding an Icelandic colony
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 United States - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation) The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the USA, the U.S., America, or the States — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America.
Alaska's tundra and the volcanic, tropical islands of Hawaii add to the geographic and climatic diversity.
Air travel is often preferred for destinations over 300 miles (500 km) away, and some airports, such as Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and O'Hare International Airport, are among the busiest in the world.
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 Index to the Borough of Denali, "the great mountain".
The borough seat A borough seat is the capital city of a borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.
Mount McKinley in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America.
It is commonly known in the Indian language as Denali, which means "the great one" in the Athabascan language, and which is also the official name recognized by the State of Alaska.
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 alaska outdoor hunting equipment
Alaska fishing, hunting, outdoors tips claim to be effective in preventing
Hunting may be a component of modern wildlife management, but is only a portion, sometimes used to help maintain a population of healthy animals within an environment's ecological carrying capacity.
Written by former a former State Wildlife Division Director for Alaska.
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 Alaska
1) " Alaska" -- In the context of Alaska
On January 3, 1959, Alaska wasadmitted to the United States as the 49th state.
The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the Aleut word for"great countryhttp:/.
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 Alaska Flight and Travel Reviews
At UAF you'll find a vibrant community involved in a wide range of physical, recreational and intellectual activities regardless of the season.
Alaska information resource links to state homepage, symbols, flags, maps, constitutions, representitives, songs, birds, flowers, trees.
This article is about the US state; for other meanings, see Alaska (disambiguation).
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 USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In the past, the Rocky Mountains had a higher level of volcanic activity; nowadays, the range only has one area of volcanism (the supervolcano underlying Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, possibly the world's largest volcano), although rift volcanism has occurred relatively recently near the Rockies' southern margin in Ne w Mexico.
Its comparatively generous climate contributed (in part) to the country's rise as a world power, with infrequent severe drought in the major agricultural regions, a general lack of widespread flooding, and a mainly temperate climat e that receives adequate precipitation.
At about 1.5% of the total population, Native Ameri cans and Alaska Natives number about 4.4 million,
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 Volcano - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
This article is about volcanoes and how they erupt.
For other meanings of the word eruption, see eruption (disambiguation)
A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the Earth's interior made molten or liquid by extremely high temperatures along with a reduction in pressure and/or the introduction of water or other volatiles) erupts through the surface of the planet.
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 You input is requested, what do you think? - Page 3 - Alaska 4x4 Network
Alaska 4x4 Network > Off-topic > General Chit-Chat
I googled it, hit Wiki, copied the address at the top of the page.
For other meanings of RSS, see RSS (disambiguation).
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 United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
There is a federal district, the District of Columbia, comprising the capital, Washington, D.C. The United States also owns a number of overseas territories.
Most Americans take fewer vacations than anyone else in the developed world (even the Japanese), averaging only 13 to 16 days off a year (source: Daily News, Aug 26, 2005).
Others include Houston, Texas, Savannah, Georgia, Miami, Florida, Portland, Oregon, San Francisco, California, Boston, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Seattle, Washington, plus, outside the contiguous 48 states, Anchorage, Alaska and Honolulu, Hawaii.
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 Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Home > Travel Health > A > Alaska
The process will take only a few minutes and consists of 3 easy steps:
Your Integrative Health and Wellness Resource for Alaska.
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 Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Alaska travel and vacation planner map rate Alaska as a 20.'
Alaska Routes Bridge on Alaska Highway between Watson fly fishing equipment
Alaska Fishing Charters and Soldotna B&B Lodge offers lodging accommodations and salmon fishing on Kenai river.Fishing for king salmon, red/silver salmon, rainbow trout, halibut, char, Dolly Varden.
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