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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.
4,014 Questions
Products from the arctic tundra?
Can you take a train to Alaska from any of the 50 states?
There are no trains that run from the lower 48 states to Alaska. THough Alaska does have a train system that connects Seward to ANchorage to Fairbanks
What is the minimum distance between Alaska and the mainland US?
Alaska is 4,350 miles (7,000 kilometers) from Russia.
What are some of the National Parks in Alaska?
Denali National Park and Preserve
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Kobuk Valley National Park
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Sitka National Historical Park
Wrangell - St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Of the peninsulas in alaska which one is farther south?
The Alaska peninsula is the farthest south, and extends to the Aleutian Islands.
The other major peninsulas are:
- the Kenai Peninsula to the northeast of the Alaska Peninsula
- the Lisburne Peninsula along the upper west coast of Alaska
- the Seward Peninsula south of the Lisburne
- the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta south of the Seward
How many times would Ireland fit into Alaska?
Brazil is almost 101 times the size of Ireland, being about 100.87 times larger.
What is the driving distance from Fairbanks Alaska to Juneau Alaska?
2,969 mi - about 55 hours driving time.
Fargo, ND, USA to Anchorage, AK, USA
1. Head south on Roberts St N toward 1st Ave N 371 ft
2. Take the 2nd right toward 8th St N 266 ft
3. Continue straight onto 8th St N 486 ft
4. Turn right at Main Ave 2.3 mi
5. Turn right to merge onto I-29 N/US-81 N toward Grand Forks
Continue to follow I-29 N
Entering Canada (Manitoba) 152 mi
6. Continue onto HWY 29 0.3 mi
7. Slight left at HWY 75 57.9 mi
8. Take the Perimeter Hwy/MB-100 ramp 0.2 mi
9. Merge onto Perimeter Hwy W 15.0 mi
10. Merge onto HWY-1 W/Portage Ave W via the ramp to Brandon
Continue to follow HWY-1 W 53.6 mi
11. Turn right at BC-Yellowhead Hwy/HWY-16 71.8 mi
12. Turn right at HWY 10/HWY-16 3.8 mi
13. Turn left at BC-Yellowhead Hwy/HWY-16
Entering Saskatchewan 142 mi
14. Slight right toward Dracup Ave S 0.2 mi
15. Continue straight onto Dracup Ave S 0.9 mi
16. Continue onto BC-Yellowhead Hwy/HWY-16 W/HWY 9 1.0 mi
17. Turn left at York Rd E 2.2 mi
18. Continue onto St John St 0.4 mi
19. Continue onto BC-Yellowhead Hwy/HWY-16 100 mi
20. Turn right at BC-Yellowhead Hwy/HWY-16/HWY 6 3.2 mi
21. Turn left at BC-Yellowhead Hwy/HWY-16/HWY-16 W
Continue to follow BC-Yellowhead Hwy/HWY-16 W 92.6 mi
22. Take the exit onto Circle Dr W/HWY-16 W toward HWY-16 7.0 mi
23. Turn right to merge onto HWY-16 W/Idylwyld Dr N W/SK-11 toward HWY-16/SK-11/SK-12 1.5 mi
24. Slight left at BC-Yellowhead Hwy/HWY-16 W (signs for HWY-16/Yellowhead Hwy)
Continue to follow HWY-16 W
Entering Alberta 350 mi
25. Take the ramp onto HWY 43 235 mi
26. Continue onto HWY 34 2.0 mi
27. Continue onto HWY 43 12.2 mi
28. Take the ramp onto HWY 2 0.4 mi
29. Continue straight onto HWY 43 3.0 mi
30. Turn right at 116 Ave 1.0 mi
31. Continue onto HWY 43 0.9 mi
32. Turn right at 100 Ave 1.6 mi
33. Continue onto HWY 2 12.3 mi
34. Continue onto HWY 43
Entering British Columbia 41.6 mi
35. Continue onto HWY 2 18.2 mi
36. Turn right at 50th St 0.5 mi
37. Continue onto HWY 2 5.7 mi
38. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Alaska Hwy 222 mi
39. Continue onto Alaska Hwy/HWY 97
Continue to follow HWY 97
Entering Yukon Territory 380 mi
40. Continue onto Alaska Hwy/HWY 1
Passing through British Columbia
Entering Yukon Territory 367 mi
41. Turn right to stay on Alaska Hwy/HWY 1
Entering United States (Alaska) 201 mi
42. Continue onto AK-2 E/Interstate a-1 S 89.6 mi
43. Turn left at AK-1 S/Interstate a-1 S/Tok Cutoff
Continue to follow AK-1 S/Interstate a-1 S 122 mi
44. Turn left at AK-1 S/AK-4 N/Interstate a-1 S 14.0 mi
45. Turn right at AK-1 S/Interstate a-1 S (signs for State Hwy 1/Anderson) 146 mi
46. Take the ramp onto AK-1 S 35.2 mi
47. Continue onto E 5th Ave 1.0 mi
48. Turn right at I St 177 ft
Anchorage, AK, USA
How many sqare feet is Alaska?
Alaska covers 663,268 square miles or 1,717,856,230,000 square meters.
What are the dates for the 2014 District Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses in Anchorage Alaska?
June 13-15, 2014 at the George M. Sullivan arena
Oil explorers drilled Alaska's first oil well in 1896 on the shores of Cook Inlet, southwest of present-day Anchorage. They found modest amounts of oil, insufficient to justify development. Six years later, however, a well drilled at Katalla on the Gulf of Alaska struck oil. More wells were drilled at Katalla and eventually a refinery was built.
Why did most people come to alaska in the late 1800?
People went to Alaska in the late 1800s because gold was discovered in the Klondike region. It was called the Klondike Gold Rush.
What is the closest Aleutian Island to Russia?
The Aleutian Island farthest to the west is Attu, in the Near Island group. It is about 200 miles from Russian territory, the Commander Islands which are a geologic extension of the Aleutians.
*While Little Diomede island is only 2.4 miles from Big Diomede (Russia), these islands are farther north and not part of the Aleutian chain.
How many air miles is it from Anchorage Alaska to Guatemala?
The are 5400 air miles (approximate distance) away from each other. Note that this is a straight distance between the two places. The actual distance may vary according to the flight path or road/sea route chosen.
What is the flight distance from Anchorage to Point Barrow Alaska?
The air distance from Anchorage, Alaska, to Barrow on Point Barrow Headland, Alaska, is 725 miles. That equals 1,167 kilometers or 630 nautical miles.
How many air miles is there between Juneau Alaska and London England?
The distance between the two cities' major airports is about 4,440 air miles.
How many alaska air flights typically depart from anchorage on a typical weekday?
The amount of flights depend on the weather conditions. Thousands of flights are canceled every year due to the weather. Snow delays most flights, while severe thunder storms delay a few others.
