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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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Besides Alaska what is the largest state without an Major League Baseball team?

the second largest state to Alaska wsithout an MLB team would be Montana.

When was The Alaska Experiment created?

The Alaska Experiment was created in 2008.

When was the first 100 degree F temperature in Alaska?

Officially....on the 27th of June 1915 at Fort Yukon. Interestingly, the Kobuk Sand Dunes (which are 40 miles north of the arctic circle!) in Northwestern Alaska can exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer, according to the National Parks Service website.

Who was Dorothy Page?

Dorothy G. Page [January 23, 1921-November 16, 1989] became ka the Mother of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. She took her first steps in that direction, in 1966, when she presided over the Wasilla-Knik Centennial Committee. In that capacity, she helped organize the 100th anniversary of the purchase of Alaska from Russia. She decided, at the same time, to honor the historic role of mushers and sled dogs since aboriginal times. Dog sled races had once been run along the Iditarod. And so she also saw the event as support for National Historic Trail status to the Iditarod. Page and Joe Redington, Sr. [February 1, 1917-June 12, 1999], ka the Father of the Iditarod, had their 25 mi/40 km stretch of the 1,049 mi/1,600 km Trail all ready for racing day, February 1967. The first decade was rough, and there were some years in which the race wasn't held. But the route was extended to Nome, by 1973, and the winner's purse was increased to $51,000. Since then, the Iditarod has become ka the world's largest dog sled race. Dog mushing has become a major recreational sport, in Alaska. And the sled dog population has been saved from its dwindling numbers, and sorry existence, of the 1960s. For in that decade snowmachines and snowmobiles quickly took the place of sleds, for Alaskans getting around and staying in touch. After her death, Page was honored in the naming of the Dorothy G. Page Museum in Wasilla, and in the Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award of the Iditarod. The latter is given to the first musher to get halfway through the race. For all of her enthusiasm and support, Page had never mushed. And so the ultimate honor was a posthumous naming as Honorary Musher in the 1997 Iditarod. Dorothy Page also may refer to the stage name of Dorothy Lillian Stofflett [March 4, 1904-March 26, 1961]. She was a movie actress and cowgirl singer, in the 1930s. Page's career began before she turned 21, with her portrait gracing the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. She thereby became ka as one of the country's ten most beautiful women. A music major in college, she won the Youth of America singing contest in 1929, and quickly became a radio singing star. In 1935, she directed her musical talent away from radio, and into an acting career in Hollywood. But her film career never took off in the way that her modeling and radio careers had. In 1938-1939, she was chosen to play a singing cowgirl in Westerns. But moviegoers were used to singing cowboys in previous productions. And so Page retired from singing/acting, and turned to a highly successful career in real estate. In the last decade of her life, she was diagnosed with cancer. The best treatments were deemed to be in Ft. Myers. So Page left California for LaBelle, Florida. There, cancer was the cause of death on March 26, 1961.

What is Seward's Folly acquired in 1867 from Russia?

Seward's Folly was a then popularly derisive term for the Alaskan purchase.

Unusual laws or facts from Alaska?

Moose may not have intimate relations on the city streets of Fairbanks.

It is illegal to give a moose an alcoholic beverage in Fairbanks.

What coastal body of water does British Columbia share with Alaska?

The coastal body of water that touches British Columbia is The North Pacific Ocean, and the body of water that is surrounded by Southern Alaska is the Gulf of Alaska.

I guess you could say that both are part of the Pacific, but that would be like saying the Gulf of Mexico is part of the Atlantic.

What country besides alaska is farther north?

Actually, Alaska is not a country, it is one of the states that belong to the United States of America.

Does fairbanks Alaska have 6 mos of darkness?

Fairbanks Alaska has 11 months of darkness per year, and 5 months of light/dark mix the rest of the year. Except during leap year, when Fairbanks only has 9 months total, and 7 of them are non-stop light, to make up for the eleven months of darkness.

Why do more people live in California than in Alaska?

They live in California instead of Alaska because Alaska in a lot colder.(well that's what I think)

How did the US require Alaska?

If you meant aquire* then we bought it from Russia in 1867 for 7.2 million$. Russia believed it was a tundra wasteland so they sold it the US and years later we discovered huge deposits of oil.

Was Alaska the last state added to your union the US?

Alaska was not the last U.S. state added to the Union. Alaska became the 49th U.S. state when it was admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959. Hawaii became the 50th U.S. state when it was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959.

What is the driving distance from Bethel Alaska to Anchorage Alaska?

There is no road between Bethel and Anchorage. You can fly, snowmachine or drive a dog team, though.

From Florida can you drive to Alaska?

Yes you can drive to Alaska from anywhere in the continental United States, including Florida. Check out this site. http://www.northtoalaska.com/ most of their routes start in Canada, but since getting to Canada is the easy part it makes sense.

Which state borders Alaska?

The Canadian province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory border Alaska. Alaska does not border any US states. Alaska and Russia only share a maritime, more ore less virtual border that runs through the waters of the Bering Strait.

Does Alaska have any canyons?

yes
yes it has more than 1 but I really dont know the names