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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
What was the basis for Russian claims to the Northwest in the early 1800s?
Why dont you do your school and read your Washington state history book to find out. Cheater.
Who were the presidents born in the southeast region of the US?
Carter was born in Georgia and the only one definitely from the Southeast.
Jackson may have been born in South Carolina, very near the NC border -- it is not
certain just where he was born.
Why was the US interested in Alaska and Cuba?
The US was interested in Alaska for the same reason it is interested in anything: exploitation. Alaska has tremendous natural resources, not least in oil, and the fact that it was snatched from under the noses of our one-time enemy (until we discovered the Middle East), the Soviet Union, just some 25 miles away just probably made the deal sweeter. But I guess any time you can buy land at 3 cents an acre, you take it, right?
As far as Cuba is concerned, the US probably didn't care about Cuba until Fidel Castro turned it into an openly Communist state in the late 50s. At that time, of course, there was tremendous hysteria about Communism; the sort of hysteria that dragged us into the Viet Nam war. Castro didn't help anything when in the early 60s he allowed the Soviet Union to put nuclear missiles on Cuba, which is within spitting distance of Miami Beach. So you can understand why President Kennedy was almost willing to start a nuclear-powered World War Three, something from which most people think we would be in bad shape today.
So today, some 40 years after the missile crisis (we call it the Cuban missile crisis, but it was just as much the American missile crisis) we are content, now that Castro has lost the subsidies he used to get in the heydays of Communism, to economically squeeze Cuba almost to the point of starvation. There are no parts available for the ancient cars (new ones are not available for any money, as there is absolutely no trade with the US, nor just about anyone else) there are precious few medicines for the sick. Cuba exports a little sugar and tobacco, two commodities the world is learning to do without more and more. Cuba is still famous for its cigars, but because of the almost total trade embargo, you can only buy them in Europe, and the only place you can find them in the USA is either in the homes of those willing to risk importing them from places like Holland, or on the desks of Senators, who play by their own rules of greed and consider themselves above the law.
Phil
How many miles is it from New Orleans Louisiana to Juneau Alaska?
The distance between the start point and the destination is 3,817 miles, and will take approximately 73 hours of driving time.
Does FTD do deliveries in Alaska?
FTD does deliver to Alaska. FTD does charge a $12.99 surcharge for deliveries to both Alaska and Hawaii. There may be ther taxes included based on the prevailing rates in the delivery area.
How did the Alaska Range get its name?
The Alaska Range got its name from the Aleut word "alaxsxaq," meaning "great land," which was adopted by European explorers. The name reflects the indigenous peoples' connection to the region. The range was officially named by the U.S. government in the 19th century as it became a focus for exploration and mapping. It is now known for its stunning peaks, including Denali, the highest mountain in North America.
What is the name of the ice bridge that the first people from Asia crossed to Alaska?
The real name is "Land-Bridge" And it is the Bering Strait.
What was referred to as Sewards Folly?
Sewards Folly was bought from Russia in the 1940s and is now the great big state of Alaska.
The long tail of Alaska that stretches hundreds of miles to the west are called the Aleutian Islands. They all belong to the state of Alaska.
The state of florida is entirely at what elevation range?
The highest point in the state of Florida is at Britton Hill, with an elevation of 345 feet above sea level. This places the entire state at Coastal Elevation as defined by the USGS.
What six states border Alaska?
Alaska is bordered by the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, the Bering Strait and Bering Sea, the Canadian Territory of Yukon and the Canadian Province of British Columbia.
What is the price of Alaska per square foot?
it was ~1.9 cents per acre. Alaska is ~586412 square miles big, therefore 3,096,255,360 square feet. It cost $7,200,000. Therefore Stewart payed approx. one penny for every 4.3 square feet, or about $0.002325 cents per square foot. Hope this answers your question.
There are 640 acres in one square mile and 43,264 square feet in one acre. So there are 375,303,680 acres (more or less) in Alaska, resulting in a price of about 1.9 cents per acre. That would equate to $0.00000044 per square foot.
What is the area in square miles of Alaska?
Alaska contains 586,412 square miles of land. It is larger than all but 18 sovereign countries. Approximately 60% of the land in Alaska is owned and managed by the federal government, about 28% is owned by the state of Alaska, 11% is owned by Alaska Natives and their organizations, and less than 1% is privately owned.
When was Alaska purchased by the US?
The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. The cost of the purchase was 7.2 million US dollars. The purchase was known as "Seward's Folly."
