Alaska

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Alaska is the largest and one of the most sparsely populated U.S. states, known for its vast wilderness, Arctic and sub-Arctic climate, abundant natural resources, and rich Indigenous cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. state
federated state
admissionOrder 49th state
admissionToUnionDate 1959-01-03
area about 1,717,856 square kilometers
about 663,268 square miles
areaRankInUSA 1
borderedBy Arctic Ocean
Canada West Coast
surface form: British Columbia

Canada
Pacific Ocean
Yukon
capital Juneau
contains Aleutian Islands
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Brooks Range
Denali
Denali National Park and Preserve
Inside Passage
country United States of America
governedBy Governor of Alaska
hasClimate Arctic climate
maritime climate in coastal areas
subarctic climate
hasCoastlineOn Arctic Ocean
Beaufort Sea
Bering Sea
Chukchi Sea
Pacific Ocean
hasMajorMountainRange Alaska Range
Brooks Range
Chugach Mountains
hasMajorRiver Copper River
Kuskokwim River
Yukon River
hasProtectedArea 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
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
hasVolcanicActivity Aleutian Arc
surface form: Aleutian volcanic arc
hasWildlife bald eagles
brown bears
caribou
moose
whales
wolves
highestElevation 20310 feet
6190 meters
highestPoint Denali
indigenousPeoples Aleut
Gwich’in
surface form: Athabaskan peoples

Haida
Inupiaq
surface form: Inupiat

Tlingit
Tsimshian
Central Alaskan Yup’ik
surface form: Yupik
ISOCode Alaska self-linksurface differs
surface form: US-AK
knownFor abundant natural resources
rich Indigenous cultures
sparsely populated areas
vast wilderness
largestCity Anchorage
largestMetropolitanArea Anchorage
surface form: Anchorage metropolitan area
legislature Alaska State Legislature
locatedIn Arctic region
North America
subarctic region
lowerHouse Alaska State Legislature
surface form: Alaska House of Representatives
majorIndustry commercial fishing
mining
oil and gas extraction
timber industry
tourism
naturalResources fish
minerals
natural gas
oil
timber
nickname The Last Frontier
officialLanguage English
populationDensity one of the lowest among U.S. states
postalAbbreviation Alaska self-linksurface differs
surface form: AK
purchasedFrom Russian Empire
purchaseName Alaska Purchase
purchaseYear 1867
recognizedIndigenousLanguages Alutiiq
Central Alaskan Yup’ik
Gwich’in
Haida
Inupiaq
Tlingit
Tsimshian
separatedFrom contiguous United States
timeZone Alaska Time Zone
Alaska Time Zone
surface form: Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone
upperHouse Alaska Senate

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Chamisso Island state Alaska
Alaska Territorial Legislature locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Alaska
this entity surface form: Alaska Territory
Nunivak Cup’ig spokenIn Alaska
United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs jurisdiction Alaska
this entity surface form: Alaska (as a U.S. territory)
Southeastern Alaska partOf Alaska
Southeastern Alaska capitalOf Alaska
subject surface form: Juneau
Joe Juneau capitalOf Alaska
subject surface form: Juneau, Alaska
southwestern Alaska partOf Alaska
subject surface form: Southwestern Alaska
Yugtun spokenIn Alaska
Mendenhall Glacier state Alaska
United States territories historicallyIncluded Alaska
this entity surface form: Alaska Territory
Yukon River flowsThrough Alaska
American robin (Turdus migratorius) distributionRegion Alaska
subject surface form: American robin
U.S. Pacific Air Forces operatesIn Alaska
subject surface form: Pacific Air Forces
Prince Rupert isGatewayTo Alaska
Alaska Region locatedIn Alaska
subject surface form: Alaska Region (BOEM)
Egegik regionType Alaska
Juneau Icefield locatedIn Alaska
Aleutian Trench near Alaska
Near Islands locatedIn Alaska
Near Islands governedBy Alaska
this entity surface form: State of Alaska
Eleventh Air Force theater Alaska