Alaska (/ əˈlæskə / ⓘ ə-LASS-kə) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii.

6 days ago · Alaska, constituent state of the United States of America. It was admitted to the union as the 49th state on January 3, 1959. Alaska lies at the extreme northwest of the North American continent, and the Alaska Peninsula is the largest peninsula in …

Jan 21, 2025 · (a) fully avail itself of Alaska’s vast lands and resources for the benefit of the Nation and the American citizens who call Alaska home; (b) efficiently and effectively maximize the...

Official Alaska State Website. DEC 16 ITB 2525N073 Bettles Rural Airport Maintenance Northern Region; DEC 16 ADA-71273 Extend a State Airport Land Lease at Bettles Airport Northern Region; DEC 16 ADA-71899 Extend a State Airport Land Lease at Cordova Airport Cordova, Northern Region; DEC 16 ADA-72849 Lease State Airport Land at Galena Airport Northern Region; DEC 16 ITB 2525N041 Koyukuk Rural ...

Sep 18, 2024 · With a total land area of 665,384 square miles (1,723,337 square kilometers), Alaska is the largest US state. It surpasses the combined size of the next three largest states— Texas, California, and Montana. Compared to other countries, Alaska is roughly three times larger than France and five times larger than Germany.

2 days ago · General Map of Alaska, United States. The detailed map shows the US state of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands with maritime and land boundaries, the location of the state capital Juneau, major cities and populated places, ocean inlets and bays, rivers and lakes, highest mountains, major roads, ferry lines (Alaska Marine Highway), railroads and ...

Alaska is the largest state in the United States in terms of land area at 570,380 square miles (1,477,300 km 2), over twice (roughly 2.47 times) as large as Texas, the next largest state, and is the seventh largest country subdivision in the world, and the third largest in North America, about 20.4% smaller than Denmark's autonomous country of ...

Alaska is the biggest state in the United States, but it has one of the smallest populations. It is also the least densely populated: more than half of the population live in the Anchorage Metropolitan Area. Alaska has almost 20% of all the land in …

Anchorage, [a] officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska.With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, [5] [9] it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 398,328 in 2020, [10] accounting for more than ...

Alaska has 6,640 miles of coastline and, including islands, has 33,904 miles of shoreline. There are more than 70 potentially active volcanoes in Alaska. Several have erupted in recent times.