Powered by http://www.tanmarket.com - Alaska has a longer coastline than all the other U.S. states combined. It is the only non-contiguous U.S. state on continental North America; about 500 miles (800 km) of British Columbia (Canada) separates Alaska from Washington state. Alaska is thus an exclave of the United States, possibly the largest exclave in the world. It is technically part of the continental U.S., but is often not included in colloquial use; Alaska is not part of the contiguous U.S., often called "the Lower 48". The capital city, Juneau, is situated on the mainland of the North American continent, but is not connected by road to the rest of the North American highway system. The state is bordered by Yukon and British Columbia in Canada, to the east, the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the south, the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Chukchi Sea to the west and the Arctic Ocean to the north. Alaska's territorial waters touch Russia's territorial waters in the Bering Strait, as the Russian Big Diomede Island and Alaskan Little Diomede Island are only 3 miles (4.8 km) apart. With the extension of the Aleutian Islands into the eastern hemisphere, it is technically both the westernmost and easternmost state in the United States, as well as also being the northernmost. Alaska's size compared with the 48 contiguous states. Alaska is the largest state in the United States in land area at 586,412 square miles (1,518,800 km2), over twice the size of Texas, the next largest state. Alaska is larger than all but 18 sovereign countries. Counting territorial waters, Alaska is larger than the combined area of the next three largest states: Texas, California, and Montana. It is also larger than the combined area of the 22 smallest U.S. states. Source: wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska Useful Reference Keywords: honeymoon in alaska vacations to alaska alaska travel packages alaska train tour cheapest flights to alaska alaska summer jobs cheap airfare tickets palmer alaska haines alaska plane tickets alaska weather alaska club celebrity cruises alaska alaska job alaska guided tours alaska.com flights alaska tickets cheap air cheap airfare cheap ticket royal caribbean alaska king salmon alaska alaska state cruises alaska petersburg alaska alaska.com alaska cruis jobs alaska airfare deals kenai alaska plane ticket prices denali alaska information about alaska celebrity cruise alaska plane tickets cheap alaska shore excursions bethel alaska alaska brochure cheap flight tickets air flights to alaska flight tickets cheap alaska road map alaska cruise review era aviation alaska alaska holidays alaska fishing lodges talkeetna alaska tourism alaska alaska rail tours alaska air cargo cheap air flights tourism in alaska places to visit in alaska last minute airfare www.alaska.com flight tickets employment in alaska information on alaska fly tickets book a flight cheap travel alaska adventure trips alaska train ride air travel alaska vacations packages soldotna alaska cheap fares alaska air.com airfare plane ticket tauck tours alaska hoonah alaska find cheap flights alaska help wanted best alaska cruise air flights eagle river alaska air tickets alaska land tour holland cruise alaska alaska cabin rentals flight prices alaska hotels touring alaska alaska travel adventures cheap airfares airfares last minute flight deals cheap one way flights alaska cruise tips cheapest tickets living in alaska airports in alaska air ticket wings of alaska alaska info cheap air tickets planning a trip to alaska all inclusive resorts in alaska alaska salmon fishing alaska attractions cheapest flights alaska job finder real estate alaska flight deals lonely planet alaska alaska fishing jobs cheap plane tickets to alaska alaskan air cheapest plane tickets alaska fairbanks plane tickets for cheap cheap vacations fly cheap alaska activities cheap air ticket fishing alaska tourist attractions in alaska alaska cruise tour cheap flights tickets alaska air miles airfares cheap last minute flights alaska airllines travel sites travel websites working in alaska book flights traveling to alaska weather in alaska

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