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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
Is Juneau Alaska farther west then Honolulu?
Juneau is not further west than Hawaii.
Lat 58°18'5.65"N
Long 134°24'56.65"W
How many people die in the Alaska wilderness each year?
Roughly 20 people die every year in Alaska widerness
Do kids in Alaska go to school?
A big resounding YES! My dad was in the Army stationed in Fairbanks and I started school there and was in the state when it became our 49th (1959). My brother in the 1990's was stationed at Fairbanks while he was in the Army. He had 4 children and all of them attended school for the 4 years they lived there.
Which countries are bigger than Alaska?
Mongolia, Iran, Libya, Sudan, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Greenland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Argentina, India, Australia, Brazil, China, United States of America, Canada and Russia are all bigger than Alaska.
Is there really a ferntiuktuk Alaska?
No. It is a make belief place from the movie Snow Buddies. It took me a while to take all that in, because they make it sound and look so real. That's what makes great movies! The movie was filmed in British Columbia, at least in part at the Hemlock Valley Resort.
Yukon Territory and British Columbia both have shared border with Alaska.
How many air miles between Anchorage Alaska and Frankfurt Germany?
The distance between the two cities' major airports is about 4,620 air miles.
The Aleutian Islands, part of Alaska, is an archipelago.
What is the worst time for Mosquitos in Alaska?
It can run from about a month or two up north, to as much as nine or ten months down south. Depends on climate and temp. Usually spring to fall. In the spring Alaska has what we call break up. This is where the ice starts melting and the rivers and creeks start flowing again. Mosquitos are usually out right after that.
What are two groups of small islands in the long tail of Alaska?
The Near Islands and the Islands of Four Mountains are groups of small islands within the Aleutian Islands (the "tail" of the Alaska Peninsula).
The Near Islands are the westernmost in the Aleutian Island chain.
When and how did you get Alaska?
The United States of America agreed to buy Alaska from Emperor Alexander II of Russia on March 20, 1867, for about $7.2 million dollars. A little known fact is that the Russians also agreed to forgive a debt of around $5 million dollars that the US owed them from the revolutionary and civil wars. The United States actually took possession of Alaska on October 18, 1867.
China and England also were interested in purchasing Alaska, and are even rumored to have offered better prices. However, Russia didn't want China to have direct access to a fur-producing land (the main export to the Orient from Russia was Siberian furs) and Russia was afraid that England was colonizing too much of the world, and selling them Alaska was literally inviting them to their doorstep.
Can you drive from Seattle Washington to alaska?
Yes. There is a highway from Alaska through Canada and across the lower 48 states.
What is the number of trees in Alaska's Kotzebue National Forest?
There is one tree in Kotzebue National Forest. It was planted by the service men who worked at the radar station there in Kotzebue during the cold war. The tree was surrounded by a white picket fence.
The radar station is part of the DEW (Distant Early Warning) line erected in the 1950's. The tree still stands there, surrounded by its white picket fence and an elegant sign announcing that it is the "Kotzebue National Forest". It grows very slowly because the ambient temperature is quite cool. It is, in fact, well north of the timber line, and in an area where trees do not naturally grow. The sign shows a rather more developed tree than can, in fact, be found in the entire forest... as demonstrated below. The DEW station is s few hundred yards to the left of this photo. Incidentally, camping is not allowed in the forest.
How far is the Arctic Circle from Kotzebue Alaska?
The center of Kotzebue is about 24 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
What is Alaska's number one industry?
snowshoes , totem poles, houses , canoes (kayaks) and Ulu knife
What is the nickname of Alaska?
There are three nicknames for Alaska one is The Last Frontier another one is Land Of The Midnight Sun and the last one is The Great Land.
What was the purpose of purchasing Alaska?
Because it reduced the number of countries with claims to North America. Canada, Mexico and the United States could and would iron out any minor border conflicts and this vast chunch of the earth would have relative harmony free from outside influence.
How many inches closer does Hawaii move closer to Alaska each year?
Hawaii moves about 3 inches closer to Alaska each year
