Powered by http://www.tanmarket.com - Alaska (i/əˈlæskə/) is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent. Bordering the state is Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia (specifically, Siberia) further west across the Bering Strait. Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area, the 4th least populous and the least densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately half of Alaska's 731,449 residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska's economy is dominated by the oil, natural gas, and fishing industries, resources which it has in abundance. Tourism is also a significant part of the economy. Although it had been occupied for thousands of years by indigenous peoples, from the 18th century onward, European powers considered the territory of Alaska ripe for exploitation. The United States purchased Alaska from Russia on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million ($120 million adjusted for inflation) at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km²). The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912. It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959. The name "Alaska" (Аляска) had been introduced in the Russian colonial period, when it was used to refer to the peninsula. It is derived from the Aleut alaxsxaq, meaning "the mainland" or, more literally, "the object towards which the action of the sea is directed". It is also known as Alyeska, the "great land", an Aleut word derived from the same root. Source: wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska Useful Reference Keywords: alaska trips to alaska alaska tourism alaska trip alaska trips alaska vacations trip to alaska flights to alaska alaska vacation alaska tours visit alaska alaska vacation packages ketchikan alaska alaska flights alaska airways tour alaska travel alaska alaska travel alaska tour holland america alaska work in alaska seward alaska alaska information plane tickets to alaska homer alaska alaska adventure tours travel to alaska alaska employment fairbanks alaska visiting alaska alaska vacation deals alaska trip packages alaska flight status alaska cruises alaska flight workplace alaska cheap flights to alaska alaska credit card alaska packages alaska vacation package alaska travel deals alaska adventures alaska cruise tours of alaska alaska jobs tickets to alaska plane ticket to alaska alaska cruise tours alaska adventure skagway alaska alaska airport flight to alaska jobs in alaska alaska vacation ideas vacation in alaska alaska train trips alaska plane tickets alaska train tours alaska train alaska cruse alaska deals alaska cruise reviews alaska land tours alaska map train to alaska cruises to alaska alaska cruisetours cruise alaska cruise to alaska cheap tickets to alaska alaska real estate tours in alaska fly to alaska alaska trip planner tours alaska alaska wiki alaska tour packages vacation to alaska alaska cruise deals facts about alaska alaska fishing trips all about alaska map of alaska whittier alaska alaska all inclusive resorts vacation alaska kotzebue alaska dillingham alaska alaska airliens alaska tourist attractions moving to alaska alaska vacation spots alaska honeymoon alaska air alaska cruses alaska airports vacations in alaska airfare to alaska alaska glacier tours help wanted alaska my alaska alaska airfare air alaska all inclusive alaska alaska coupons wasilla alaska alaska horizon kodiak alaska alaska crusies alaska facts dutch harbor alaska alaska trip planning alaska coupon book alaska air lines era alaska flying to alaska disney alaska alaska crusie alaska fishing alaska family vacations valdez alaska alaska tour and travel cordova alaska alaska ferry alaska inside passage fishing in alaska cheap plane tickets best time to visit alaska alaska all inclusive

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