ALASKA Definition & Meaning

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Alaska

[ uh-las-kuh ]

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noun

a state of the United States in northwestern North America. 586,400 sq. mi. (1,519,000 sq. km). : Juneau. : AK (for use with zip code), Alas.
Gulf of A·las·ka, a gulf of the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of southern Alaska.

Alaska

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noun

the largest state of the US, in the extreme northwest of North America: the aboriginal inhabitants are Inuit and Yupik; the earliest White settlements were made by the Russians; it was purchased by the US from Russia in 1867. It is mostly mountainous and volcanic, rising over 6000 m (20 000 ft), with the Yukon basin in the central region; large areas are covered by tundra; it has important mineral resources (chiefly coal, oil, and natural gas). Capital: Juneau. Pop: 648 818 (2003 est). Area: 1 530 694 sq km (591 004 sq miles) AbbreviationAlaswith zip codeAK
Gulf of Alaska
the N part of the Pacific, between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago

Alaska

State in northwesternmost North America bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north; Yukon , Canada , to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the south; and the Bering Sea to the west. Its capital is Juneau, and its largest city is Anchorage .

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Notes

The forty-ninth state, admitted in 1959, and the largest.

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President Trump has also ramped up oil-and-gas drilling, coal production and natural-resources mining, including in sensitive landscapes such as parts of rural Alaska.

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Trump easily carried Alaska all three times he ran for president.

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The decision comes after several other locations, including in Alaska, Nebraska and South Dakota, had already halted launches.

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The deal is not valid in Alaska, Hawaii and U.S. territories.

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Sunflower sea stars — vividly colored creatures with up to 24 arms, and which can weigh as much as a small dog — once thrived along the Pacific Coast between Alaska and Baja California.

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