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Alaska is one of the two non contiguous states of
the United States.
It's the most northwestern point in the United States and the North
American continent. The state is unique in a number of ways, including: it's
the largest state, one of the wealthiest states and it is racially diverse. The
land which would become known as the state of Alaska
was purchased from Russia
in October of 1867 for $7 million. The area became the state of Alaska in January 1959.
The state is 663,267
square miles, which is over twice the size of Texas. This breaks down to approximately 808
miles by 1479 miles. The capital is Juneau and Anchorage is the largest
city. The state had a population of 626,932 in 2000. Mount
McKinley is the highest point in the
state at 20,320 feet and the state borders the Pacific
Ocean at sea level. The state is accurately known as "The Last
Frontier".
The state of Alaska does not border any portion of the continental United States, but it borders the Artic Ocean,
Beaufort Sea, the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, British Columbia in Canada,
the Gulf of Alaska, the Pacific Ocean, and the Yukon. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
is located in the northeast part of Alaska
and covers over 19 million acres. The National Petrolum Reserve-Alaska is in
the northwest part of the state and covers 23 million acres.
The United States Bureau of Land Management has reported
that 65% of the state is owned and overseen by the US Government. This includes
national forests, national parks, and national wildlife refuges. The Bureau of
Land Management manages almost 24% of the state. The US Fish and Wildlife
Service oversees and manages the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The state
owns almost 25% of the land and 10% of the state is managed by regional and
local corporations which are part of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Privately held land is less than 1% of the state. For all sorts of information
about wildlife in Alaska,
visit this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_Alaska.
Alaska is a vast territory and there is a wide
variety of weather based on the location, proximity to various bodies of water,
elevation and other factors. Southeastern Alaska has weather which is like Seattle. That area is the
wettest and warmest in the state and has an average daily high above freezing
during the winter.
Southern
Alaska is near the
coast and has a mild temperature within the state and has a short cool summer.
Western Alaska has a wide variety of precipitation amounts - the Seward
Peninsula gets about 10 inches a year while Dillingham and Bethel get about 100 inches a year. The
interior portions of Alaska
can have winter temperatures of -60 degrees and may only have 10 inches of
precipitation. Northern Alaska has a long and
very cold winter with a short, cool summer. Temperatures in the summer may not
reach above freezing with less than 10 inches of precipitation.
The economy of Alaska depends on
petroleum extraction and 80% of the state's revenue comes from the oil
industry. In addition, the state exports, cod, crab, Pollock and salmon.
Agricultural products are produced in Alaska
and these are primarily consumed within the state. The largest employers in Alaska are natural
resource extraction, shipping and transportation companies. There are military
bases in Anchorage and Fairbanks. The natural resource extractions
include: coal, crude petroleum, gold, natural gas, other mining, precious
metals, seafood processing, timber and wood products, and zinc. Tourism is a
growing part of the economy.
The cost of living
is higher in Alaska than in the contiguous United States.
However, discount stores moved into Alaska
in the 1990's and helped to lower prices. Residents of the rural areas of Alaska still suffer from
very high prices for daily needs. This is primarily due to the cost involved
with transporting items to these secluded areas. Many of the rural residents
travel to the cities to make bulk purchases from warehouse clubs such as Costco
and Sam's Club.
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