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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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Alaska smallest county?

Alaska doesn't have counties, but they have 'boroughs'. The smallest borough in size is the Juneau Borough. The smallest in population is the North Slope

What is a famous river in Alaska with five letters second letter is a u?

· Aldan (Russia)

· Bowes (Australia)

· Congo (Africa)

· Indus (Pakistan, China, India)

· Johns (New Hampshire)

· Jones (Massachusetts)

· Jubba (Somalia)

· Jurua (Peru, Brazil)

· Karun (Iran)

· Liard (Canada)

· Niger (Africa)

· Pecos (United States)

· Purus (Brazil, a tributary of the Amazon)

· Quinn (Nevada)

· Queen (Rhode Island)

· Rhine (Europe)

· Rhone (Europe)

Saone (Europe)

Seine (Europe)

· Snake (Colorado)

· Topol (Russia)

· Uele (Congo)

· Volga (Russia)

· Vitim (Russia)

· Volta (Africa)

· White (Arkansas & Missouri)

· Xingu (Brazil)

· Yazoo (Mississippi)

· Yukon (Alaska)

Is Juneau Alaska the northernmost city in the US?

Juneau is the second largest US city by area.

Which US State extends past the 180 degree meridan into the Eastern Hemisphere?

The western-most of the Aleutian Islands, which are part of Alaska, extend past 180o.

What is Alaska main rivers lake and mountains?

To name some - Yukon River Tanana River Canning River Kongakut River Abyss Lake Bear Lake Six Mile Lake Swan Lake Granite Mountains Revelation Mountains White Mountains

What is the air mileage from Seattle Washington to Fairbanks Alaska?

One thousand five hundred nineteen (1,519) is the air mileage from Seattle, Washington, to Fairbanks, Alaska. That equals 2,445 kilometers or 1,320 nautical miles.

What is the approximate size of Alaska in square miles?

663,267 square miles. World Almanac & Book of Facts 2007

Are there TVs on Alaska Airlines?

Yes, some AA planes have TVs, or video units. Other planes do not. You'd have to check specifically what flights you are on, and look up the seat map and amenities offered. Some flights have video screens built into the seats, and some have them in the ceiling, and sometimes they give you a portable player to hold.

The region of the city of Alaska?

Alaska is the northernmost STATE of The United States of America and IS NOT contiguous.

What is the longest river in Alaska?

The Kuskokwim River is the second largest river in Alaska!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

The Kuskokwim River is the second largest river in Alaska!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

The Kuskokwim River is the second largest river in Alaska!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Do people in Alaska ski or sled?

Yes they do they mostly do it in the winter of course. I know this because i live in Alaska...

Does Alaska Airlines participate in frequent flier programs?

Alaska Air does have a frequent flyer program. This program is known as the Mileage Plan and can be accessed via their website.

What kind of trees are there in Alaska?

It varies by loaction further south you have large amounts of Sitka Spruce trees, hemlocks, willows, pine, and as you go further north you get alder and black pine trees.

What is meant by the phrase The Last Frontier?

Alaska has the nickname: The Last Frontier.

Space has the nickname: The Final Frontier (see Star Trek).

By The Last Frontier, it is meant the last area of habitable land on earth that is largely unexplored.

The Ocean is vastly unexplored, but not too habitable for mankind.

Antarctica too is mostly unexplored, but it also is not too habitable for mankind.

Where does the trans-Alaskan pipeline start?

The main Trans-Alaska Pipeline runs north to south, almost 800 miles (1,300 km), from the Arctic Ocean at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to the Gulf of Alaska at Valdez, Alaska.

On which continent is Alaska located?

There is no continent north of Alaska*. But, if you kept going north, you would cross the border from going north to south, or vice versa. Then you would be going south, and hit Asia.

*Arctica (North Pole) is not a continent

What important historical events happened in Alaska?

1845 was a very eventful year for Alaska.

Firstly, Cotton P. Johnson was born. Johnson went on to become the inventor of the waffle iron and was killed in 1901 for his crimes against humanity (waffle irons are really really lame).

Secondly, 1845 was the year of the Great Penguin-Hurling Tournament where hundreds of athletes from all over Alaska gathered to determine who could hurl the greatest number of penguins into the sea in ten minutes. Unfortunately, the tournament was cut short by the discovery that there were no penguins in Alaska.

Finally, 1845 was the year of the first ever Alaska's Got Talent. The competition was won by the Manly Man's Marching Band, who went on to become a hit sensation in the USA, Canada and Greenland, before sinking into obscurity after all record of their existence was erased by crazed fans of the rival group the Jiminy Crocketts.

How much oil comes from Alaska?

See related link. EIA estimates Alaska's production in 2008 was 1342 thousand barrels per day, and US production was 4955 thousand barrels per day, so Alaska produces 27% of the total US production.

Why did Alaska choose the big Dipper for their flag?

The Big Dipper is a pattern of stars (asterism) that is easily located when viewing the night sky. The seven brightest stars in Ursa Major and form the hind quarter and tail of the symbolic Great Bear which has long been a Native American symbol for Alaska.

Why Alaska was founded?

Alaska was purchased because the government wanted to expand the United States. Russia needed the money but didn't want the British to get it.

How far away is Alaska from Hawaii?

Alaska is north and northwest from the contiguous 48 U.S. states. Alaska borders the Canadian province British Columbia and Yukon Territory to the east. To the west Alaska has a maritime border with Russia across the Bering Strait.