Alaska

We bought it on March 30, 1867 for $7.2 million

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.

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.

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

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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

The highest point for Alaska is Mount McKinley (at 20,320 ft.). The highest point for Hawaii is Mauna Kea (at 13,796 ft.).

The Aleutian Islands are part of Alaska

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Many are awaiting the time when Sara Palin leave Alaska so there can still be humans present there.

yes because its silly up there

i think its just the city of barrow and its surrounding areas. but that 30 days of night sounds freaky and glad im in new york lol

[edit] Actually, the 30 days of night only occur in or around barrow. Southeast Alaska such as Anchorage and the rest of the Kenai Peninsula ( including Fairbanks) do not get the 30 days of night

Juneau is the capital city in Alaska. Juneau became the seat of government for the District of Alaska in 1906 and the state capital city of Alaska on January 3, 1959 when Alaska became the 49th state admitted to the Union.

The town initially went by two names, Rockwell and Harrisburg, until gold miners voted on December 14, 1881 to rename the town after Joe Juneau, one of its founding prospectors.

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Alaska's People:

· Alaska's Population was 626,932 in 2000. That's about 1 person for every square mile

· The principal Indian groups in Alaska are the Tsimshian, Haida, and Tlingit tribes and seven small tribes belonging to the Athabsascan language family.

· Most of the Tsimshian Indians live along the Nass and Skeena rivers. The Haidas, located on Prince of Wales Island, and the Tlingits, settled along the coast from Ketchikan to Katalla, are distantly related. Both, particularly the Haida, are noted for their totem-pole carving. Most of the southeastern Indians are fishermen or work in fish canneries. They have generally abandoned their old tribal customs.

· The Eskimos live along the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean coasts and the lower Yukon River and Kuskokwim River regions.

· Scattered over this harsh and frigid area, Eskimos hunt, fish, trap, and herd reindeer

Alaska is an American State.

Nope, gonna find those further up North.

The American peregrine falcon is one of the best known raptors in North America. Many people are aware of the population declines of this species due to problems with egg-shell thinning caused by persistent organic pollutants such as DDT. Populations of this species were driven to the brink of extinction and the peregrine falcon was federally listed as an endangered species in 1973. Reducing DDT in our environment provided peregrine falcons with a chance to recover and the population in Alaska has grown rapidly from 1980 to the present. The American peregrine falcon was removed from the endangered species list in 1999.

American peregrine falcons were never common in Denali. The extensive alpine regions of Denali do not support high densities of prey favored by peregrines and the lowland areas don't contain many cliffs or rock outcrops for nesting. In 1988, Denali scientists documented the first breeding pair of peregrine falcons in Denali on a granite tor near Chilchukabena Lake. In 1989 these scientists found another pair breeding on a small bluff on the Toklat River and in 2002 they found two more pairs, all on the Toklat River. It appears that peregrines are moving into some of the lowland areas in Denali as their populations grow in interior Alaska.

Alaska is larger than Texas. Alaska is 663267 sq mi, while Texas is 268580 sq mi.

alaska people survive in the cold by looking at your dirty face such as your mionsang that is very dirty.

now do you know how alaska people survive in the cold?

i know i am really smart

ha

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There are 49 states with less area then Alaska.

The flight time from Saint Louis, Missouri to Anchorage, Alaska is 6 hours, 23 minutes.

Juneau is not further west than Hawaii.

Lat 58°18'5.65"N

Long 134°24'56.65"W