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Alaska
The northernmost state of the United States. It ranks first in terms of total land area and 47th in terms of population.
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Is it dark for 6 months straight in Alaska?
In actuality, no. But it seems like it, the sun comes up at 11:00 am and sets at 2:30 pm, you think it is dark for 6 months. Starting the last part of September it starts getting dark earlier until about mid May. Then it stays light 23 hours.
The geographic center of the US including Hawaii and Alaska is located in which state?
The Georaphic Center of the United States' 50 states is in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, in the northwest part of the state.
KANSAS
Who benefits from the Alaskan pipeline?
Insane economic BOOM in the early days that's still alive today in many ways. The pipeline and all of it's supporting services employ many people in high paying jobs. It offers some tourism benefits....most people like to see it if there in the area, but it's not something they go far out of their way to see. The biggest, most positive effect of the pipeline is the PFD, or Permanent Fund Dividend. In the early boom years of the pipeline in the 1970's Alaskas foreward thinking Governor, Jay Hammond had some of the money from the oil boom invested in a general fund owned by the citizens of Alaska to benefit the citizens well into the future. Each year the state of Alaska takes the revenue-earnings of the fund and pays out a dividend to each Alaskan resident that is 6 months of age or older. The original "core" deposit is never touched or spent. These checks that are sent out are just the profit that has been earned each year. They split the profit by the number of residents eligible to determine how much each person receives. Because the earnings vary from year to year, so do the checks residents receive. They have ranged from maybe a thousand or so to as high as around four thousand dollars for each person. Each year when the checks are mailed out the state economy goes crazy and booms again. Car dealers will often offer to double the value of your check if you put it towards the purchase of a car. Most other businesses offer incentives as well, just about every business in Alaska is in a mad rush to get as much of that money as possible and to sell as much as possible. It has even been shown that the birth rate in Alaska has gone up since the checks began years ago. In the years when the payment is largest , the birth rate is highest, vice versa. More states should learn from Alaska and manage their natural resources in such a way as to benefit their citizens and businesses and boost their economy.
Can you find koalas in Alaska?
No.
Koalas, which are not related to bears, are marsupials which are native to Australia alone. Koalas could not survive the cold climate of Alaska.
Are you an Alaska native if you were born in Alaska?
Being born in Alaska does not make you an Alaska Native. That term is used only for people who are indigineous to Alaska such as Eskimos (Inuits), Alieuts, Athabaskans, Tlinkets, and Haidas, just to name a few. Native Alaskan refers to those born in Alaska.
How did the United States get Alaska?
It purchased it from Russia in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars. This was to asist Russia because they were going bankrupt.
A name of one Alaskan tribe is the Inuit tribe. Also reffered to as eskimos. Their most populated areas are Alaska, Greenland, and Canada. The Inuit were decendents of the Thule culture who emerged from Western Alaska in 1000 AD. Some of the languages that they spoke are English, Inuit, Danish and Eskimo-Aleut. They believed in Christianity and Shamanism. Some of the Inuit's game was whales, seals, polar bears, caribou, and walruses. The food that they gathered were roots, berries, seaweed, stems, tubers, and grasses.
What is the group of islands of Alaska?
The islands of the long chain that extends from the Alaska peninsula are the Aleutian Islands. There are many other small islands along the lower coast, in the Bering Sea, and in the Arctic Ocean.
Notable is the island of Little Diomede in the Bering Strait, just 2.4 miles from the Russian island of Big Diomede, to the west across the International Date Line.
What is the water area of Alaska square miles?
It is about 13.77 percent of the total area of the state.
President Eisenhower signed the official declaration on January 3, 1959 which made Alaska the 49th state. Soon afterward Hawaii was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, making it the 50th state.
When was Alaska nicknamed Sewards folly?
Mr.Seward was the man who was responsible for bringing Alaska to the U.S. At the time Alaska was known as an uneeded wasteland devoid of any useful materials. So using the country's money and resources on aqquiring a money wasting chunk of land was not accepted by the people of the United States of America.
Do people in Alaska live in igloos and have pet polar bears?
No. there are polor bears in Alaska but you cant have them as a pet (unless they are in a zoo where they are still acknowledged to be wild and dangerous animals). And the people there live in normal houses, much like every other state.
Jessiemartin11- ya i live in alaska and i live in a normal house and the only pet i have is a cat and a dog, no moose or polar bears. it is only snowy from october to march and during the summer most people ride four wheelers. Also it gets super pretty in the summer and not everyone is eskimo/ indian.( i just had to add that.) for instance i have blonde hair pale skin and brown eyes. Also we dont hunt each meal, the most hunting i've ever done is shooting a target, usually everyone stops at the local fred meyer, walmart, etc. lots of people and most of my friends hunt for the fun of it and they hunt for the moose meat cause u cant buy that at a most stores, also they hunt for the moose's antlers or a bears hide. i live in fairbanks ak. I just thought i should add to the previous answer someone else wrote to give people more info on alaska, it is an amazing state to live in if u can handle really cold weather :D
What is the lowest elevation in Alaska?
While Alaska's lowest elevation is level with the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, Alaska's highest elevation is Mount McKinley and is 20,320 feet (6,194 meters) above sea level
Who was the US Secretary of State who negotiated the purchase of Alaska in 1867?
U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward
This was also known as Seward's Folly because most people in the USA thought it was stupid to purchase a vast wasteland of ice and snow.
What are the highest points of each of this states Alaska and Hawaii?
The highest point for Alaska is Mount McKinley (at 20,320 ft.). The highest point for Hawaii is Mauna Kea (at 13,796 ft.).
What is the date of the earliest evidence of humans in Alaska's Interior region?
Many are awaiting the time when Sara Palin leave Alaska so there can still be humans present there.
