Alaska

In March 1867, American Secretary of State William H. Seward finalized a treaty with Russia (duly ratified by the Senate), which gave the Alaskan Territory to the US for 7.2 million dollars. It turned out to be about 2.5 cents an acre. That is how it became an American territory.

If you look up requirements for statehood, you will see how Alaska became a state. Not many people lived there, population is a requirement for statehood, until 1896 when gold was discovered. Finally, on January 3, 1959, Alaska became the 49th state.

Alaska has a number of mountains, glaciers, active volcanoes, and huge tracts of forested land. It also has some of the planet's most varied extremes of cold, heat, rain, snow and wind. In addition, Alaska is the most northern, western, and eastern U.S. State.

Well, one of the major factors is "where from" -You haven't said.

Flights to Anchorage seem to be the cheapest and from Denver they range from around 400 - 750 return flight. (I picked Denver because of it's location near centre of USA.) I would guess flights from Florida would cost more, and I know flights from Seattle cost less. -Next time please give more info.

The strait that separates northern Asia and Alaska is the Bering Strait.

Alaska became the 49th state January 3, 1959. Its capitol is Juneau (yes that is how you spell it... pronounced JUNO). Its motto is "North to the Future."

Hello. A one-way flight (departing Fri, April 25, 2014) from Los Angeles (LAX) to Minneapolis (MSP) takes 3 hours and 26 minutes.

Flight one: LAX to MSP on Spirit Flight Number 424 takes 3 hours and 26 minutes.

Price: $124

Note: Flight times may be affected by 0 min - 16 min due to delays and/or wind changes.

Alaska became the 49th state when it was admitted on January 3, 1959.

Alaska does not border any state to the east. Alaska borders Canada to the east. Canada does not have states. Alaska borders Canada's province of British Columbia and Canada's Yukon Territory.

It was granted statehood on 3 January 1959. Alaska is a state and has been for a long time

Alaska is a state in the nation of the United States of America. That is its nationality. What is the national dress of the U.S.?

"yes it is cold year round because polar bears and penguines live there"

First off Penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, so the earlier statement above is not true. Second off it depends on where you live in Alaska, Alaska is a very large state. If you live above the Arctic Circle chances are it will always be cold. But if you live in places below you can get warm temperatures. In Fairbanks during the summers they have forest fires because of the heat, which can reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit. But their winters can reach negative 30 easily as well. Anchorage has much milder summers with less sun and less extreme winters. Also polar bears only live above the Arctic Circle where it is always cold for them. Now all this you have to remember does depend on your definition of cold.

There are nine states that are said to be in the Northeast region of the United States. They are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Hawaii is more Northern than Southern, although some people call it Central Pacific.

Bering Straits

They went to seek their fortunes. Some as trappers and traders and some during the gold rush. In modern times oil exploration and discovery required the construction of the Trans-Alaskan pipeline to get the oil from the North Slope fields to an ice free port for export. That meant top wages for both manual and skilled labor.

Mount McKinley at 20,320 feet. Mount McKinley (also known as Denali) is the highest mountain peak in the state of Alaska, as well as the entire United States and in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,320 feet (6,194 m) above sea level.

Russia did not pay Canada anything. Canada did not exist when the Colony of Russian America was established.

Nobody loves you.

The 800-mile-long Trans Alaska Pipeline System is one of the largest pipeline systems in the world. It stretches from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Valdez, Alaska

There are seven groups of islands that make up the Aleutian Islands. The groups are the Commander Islands (owned by Russia, not the US) which is made up of two islands: Bering and Medny. The Near Islands which is made up of 16 different islands including Savage Island and Hammerhead Island. The Rat Islands are made up of 12 different islands including David of Island, Bird Rock, and Rat Island. Islands of Four Mountains includes Herbert, Carlisle, Uliaga, Kagamil, Chuginadak, Amukta, Chagulak, and Yunaska islands. The Andreanof Islands is the largest group of islands and is made up of more than 70 islands. Buldir Island is the only Island that isn't part of a group.

Depending on the time of year the sun will set a different times. In the summertime the sun sets around 11:00 P.M.

There were 48 other states.

In the 18th century, Russian explorers tried to say the Aleut (eskimo) name, "Alaxsxaq", and it sounded like 'alaska'. The name stuck. "Alaxsxaq" means the thing that the action of the sea is directed." No one person was responsible for the name.