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 …

Jan 31, 2025 · 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 …

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 …

Nov 20, 2023 · Alaska is the 48th most populous and the most extensive of the 50 states of the United States. It is in the northwest extremity of North America, just across the Bering Strait …

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 …

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, …

Head north through the contiguous (that means connected) United States, cross into Canada, then go all the way west to get to Alaska, the largest state (in area) in the Union. The state is...

Oct 27, 2009 · The largest state admitted to the Union, Alaska became the 49th state in 1959 and is located in the northwest region of North America. Acquired by the United States in 1867, the …

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.

1 day ago · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The wake of President Donald Trump’s potential energy deal between the United States and Japan is garnering reaction from experts in the oil …