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  2. Alaska - Wikipedia

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    Alaska is more than twice the size of the second-largest U.S. state (Texas), and it is larger than the next three largest states (Texas, California, and Montana) combined. Alaska is the seventh largest subnational division in the world. If it was an independent nation, it would be the 18th largest country in the world; almost the same size as Iran

  3. List of mountain peaks of Alaska - Wikipedia

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    Denali is the highest mountain peak of the State of Alaska, the United States of America, and all of North America. Mount Saint Elias on the boundary between Alaska and the Yukon is the second highest peak of both the United States and Canada. Mount Foraker is the third highest major mountain peak of Alaska.

  4. List of National Historic Landmarks in Alaska - Wikipedia

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    Sitka. In 1867, site of Russian flag lowering and American flag raising marking the transfer of Alaska to the U.S.; in 1959, after Alaska admitted as 49th state, site of first official raising of 49-star U.S. flag; also known as Castle Hill and Baranof Castle. 5. Anangula Site. Anangula Site.

  5. List of National Natural Landmarks in Alaska - Wikipedia

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    The Redoubt Volcano was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1976, and erupted in 1990. The National Natural Landmarks in Alaska include 16 of the almost 600 National Natural Landmarks (NNLs) in the United States. They cover areas of geological and biological importance, and include craters, volcanoes, glaciers, lakes, islands and habitats ...

  6. List of cities in Alaska - Wikipedia

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    Map of the United States with Alaska highlighted. Alaska is a state of the United States in the northwest extremity of the North American continent.According to the 2020 United States Census, Alaska is the 3rd least populous state with 733,391 inhabitants [1] but is the largest by land area spanning 570,640.95 square miles (1,477,953.3 km 2). [2]

  7. Katmai National Park and Preserve - Wikipedia

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    Katmai National Park and Preserve is a United States national park and preserve in southwest Alaska, notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its brown bears. The park and preserve encompass 4,093,077 acres (6,395.43 sq mi; 16,564.09 km 2), which is between the sizes of Connecticut and New Jersey.

  8. 1925 serum run to Nome - Wikipedia

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    The 1925 serum run to Nome, also known as the Great Race of Mercy and The Serum Run, was a transport of diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled relay across the US territory of Alaska by 20 mushers and about 150 sled dogs across 674 miles (1,085 km) in days, saving the small town of Nome and the surrounding communities from a developing epidemic of ...

  9. History of Alaska - Wikipedia

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    The history of Alaska dates back to the Upper Paleolithic period (around 14,000 BC), when foraging groups crossed the Bering land bridge into what is now western Alaska. At the time of European contact by the Russian explorers, the area was populated by Alaska Native groups. The name "Alaska" derives from the Aleut word Alaxsxaq (also spelled ...

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