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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
Alaska is probably most famous for being mined for gold in the past. Today there are currently copper, gold, and jade mines in Alaska.
How many polar bears are in Alaska?
There are almost 1,100 species on vertebrates in Alaska - with 32 carnivore species.
What color is the state flower of Alaska?
Blue and yellow. I assume the question above refers to the Alaska flag? The Alaska flag was designed by Benny Benson of Kodiak, Alaska, it is a blue flag decorated with yellow stars in the formation of the Big Dipper (Ursa Major) with the North star (Polaris) above it to the right.
What was Alaska's nickname when it was purchased?
Some called it Seward's Folly and others called it Johnson's icebox thinking that it was useless and would never be worth anything.
What is the largest desert in Alaska?
Alaska has some small semiarid regions but no major desert areas.
Alaska is only 51 miles away from this comminist country?
If we change the Political Status and the mileage it just might be the former Soviet Union. The International border is 1.2 miles distant and the land mileage is 2,4 miles.
How long does it take from Florida to Alaska by boat?
Oh, dude, seriously? It's like asking how long it takes to walk to the moon. Florida to Alaska by boat? That's like, a whole journey, man. It could take weeks or even months depending on the route, the weather, and how many times you stop for snacks. Just hop on a plane, way quicker.
How did the United states gain Alaska and Hawaii?
Alaska... the United States purchased the Alaskan territory from Russia in 1867. It became a state in 1959.
Hawaii... the United States colonized it after previous colonies like the British (formerly Hawaii was called the Sandwich Islands, after the Earl of Sandwich). Annexation discussions began in the 1800s, finally annexed in 1898. By many accounts the existing Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by Americans in order to help insure annexation. Hawaii US became a state in 1959-amid both approval and (somewhat ongoing) protests by indigenous people.
Puerto Rico is not a state, rather a "US protectorate" or "unincorporated territory ". The 1917 Jones-Shafroth Act gave Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship, and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on March 2, 1917.
Which state has more people Alaska or Texas?
Texas, though with only about half the area of Alaska, has more than 35 times the population. Alaska is mostly undeveloped wilderness, and the climate in much of the state is too cold to support large urban centers.
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.
