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• .ak.us – Internet
  Internet
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   second-level domain
  Second-level domain
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   for the State of Alaska
• 49th State to join the United States of America
• 54°40′ parallel north
• 100 km isolated peaks of Alaska
• 141st meridian west
  141st meridian west
  The meridian 141° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
  
  
• 1500 meter prominent peaks of Alaska
• 4000 meter peaks of Alaska

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• Adjacent province and territory:
• Agriculture in Alaska
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• Airports in Alaska
• AK – United States Postal Service
  United States Postal Service
  The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
  
   postal code for the State of Alaska
• Alaska
  Alaska
  Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
  
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• Alaska Purchase
  Alaska purchase
  The Alaska Purchase was the acquisition of the Alaska territory by the United States from Russia in 1867 by a treaty ratified by the Senate. The purchase, made at the initiative of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, gained of new United States territory...
  
   of 1867
• Alaska State Capitol
  Alaska State Capitol
  The Alaska State Capitol is the state capital of Alaska. Located in the state capital of Juneau at the corner of East 4th Street and Main Street, it houses the Alaska Legislature and the offices for the governor of Alaska and lieutenant governor of Alaska....
  
  
• Alaska State Troopers
  Alaska State Troopers
  The Division of Alaska State Troopers is the state police agency of Alaska. It is a division of the Alaska Department of Public Safety . The Alaska State Troopers are a full service law enforcement agency and handle both traffic and criminal law enforcement...
  
  
• Alaska Territorial Guard
  Alaska Territorial Guard
  The Alaska Territorial Guard or Eskimo Scouts was a military reserve force component of the US Army, organized in 1942 in response to attacks on United States soil in Hawaii and occupation of parts of Alaska by Japan during World War II. The ATG operated until 1947...
  
  
• Anchorage, Alaska
  Anchorage, Alaska
  Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
  
  

Aquaria in Alaska

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• Archaeology in Alaska
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• Architecture in Alaska
• Area codes in Alaska

Art museums and galleries in Alaska

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Astronomical observatories in Alaska

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• Athletes from Alaska
• Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest, 1744–1792

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• Battle of the Aleutian Islands
  Battle of the Aleutian Islands
  The Aleutian Islands Campaign was a struggle over the Aleutian Islands, part of Alaska, in the Pacific campaign of World War II starting on 3 June 1942. A small Japanese force occupied the islands of Attu and Kiska, but the remoteness of the islands and the difficulties of weather and terrain meant...
  
  , 1942–1943

Botanical gardens in Alaska

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• Boroughs and census areas of the State of Alaska
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Buildings and structures in Alaska

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• Capital of the State of Alaska
  Juneau, Alaska
  The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900...
  
  
• Capitol of the State of Alaska
  Alaska State Capitol
  The Alaska State Capitol is the state capital of Alaska. Located in the state capital of Juneau at the corner of East 4th Street and Main Street, it houses the Alaska Legislature and the offices for the governor of Alaska and lieutenant governor of Alaska....
  
  
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• Census statistical areas of Alaska
  Alaska census statistical areas
  The United States Census Bureau has defined two Metropolitan Statistical Areas and three Micropolitan Statistical Areas for the State of Alaska. The following table describes these areas with the following information:...
  
  
• Cities in Alaska
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• Climate of Alaska
  Climate of Alaska
  The climate of Alaska is determined by average temperatures and precipitation received statewide over many years. The extratropical storm track runs along the Aleutian Island chain, across the Alaska Peninsula, and along the coastal area of the Gulf of Alaska which exposes these parts of the state...
  
  
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• Colleges and universities in Alaska
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• Coming into the Country
  Coming into the Country
  Coming into the Country is a 1976 book by John McPhee about Alaska and McPhee's travels through much of the state with bush pilots, prospectors, and settlers, as well as politicians and businesspeople who each interpret the state in different ways....
  
  - a 1976 nonfiction book by John McPhee
  John McPhee
  John Angus McPhee is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, widely considered one of the pioneers of creative nonfiction....
  
  

Communications in Alaska

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• Companies in Alaska
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• Constitution of the State of Alaska
• Culture of Alaska
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• Demographics of Alaska
  Demographics of Alaska
  As of 2005, Alaska has an estimated population of 663,661, which is an increase of 5,906, or 0.9%, from the prior year and an increase of 36,730, or 5.9%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 36,590 people , and an increase due to net migration of 1,181...
  
  
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• Department of Alaska
  Department of Alaska
  The Department of Alaska was the designation for the government of Alaska from its purchase by the United States of America in 1867 until its organization as the District of Alaska in 1884. During the department era, Alaska was variously under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army , the United States...
  
  , 1867–1884
• District of Alaska
  District of Alaska
  The District of Alaska was the governmental designation for Alaska from May 17, 1884 to August 24, 1912, when it became Alaska Territory. Previously it had been known as the Department of Alaska. At the time, legislators in Washington, D.C., were occupied with post-Civil War reconstruction issues,...
  
  , 1884–1912

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• Economy of Alaska
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• Education in Alaska
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• Elections in the State of Alaska
  Elections in Alaska
  The number of elections in Alaska varies by year, but typically municipal elections occur every year, plus primary and general elections for federal and state offices occur during even-numbered years. Alaska has a gubernatorial election every four years...
  
  
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Environment of Alaska

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• Exxon Valdez oil spill
  Exxon Valdez oil spill
  The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989, when the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker bound for Long Beach, California, struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef and spilled of crude oil. It is considered to be one of the most devastating human-caused...
  
   of 1989

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Festivals in Alaska

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Fjords of Alaska

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• Flag of the State of Alaska
  Flag of Alaska
  The flag of the state of Alaska consists of eight gold stars, forming the Big Dipper and the North Star, on a dark blue field.The Big Dipper is an asterism in the constellation Ursa Major which symbolizes a bear, an animal indigenous to Alaska...
  
  

Flora of Alaska

• Forts in Alaska
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• Gardening in Alaska
  Gardening in Alaska
  Gardening in Alaska is becoming both more popular and more widely acceptable as a general idea. Although gardening in Alaska poses many challenges, largely due to the climate, the short growing season, and generally poor soils for agriculture, there have been a number of recent successes in...
  
  
• Geography of Alaska
  Geography of Alaska
  Alaska is one of two U.S. states not bordered by another state; Hawaii the other. Alaska has more ocean coastline than all of the other U.S. states combined. About of Canadian territory separate Alaska from Washington State. Alaska is thus an exclave of the United States that is part of the...
  
  
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Geology of Alaska

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• Ghost towns in Alaska
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Glaciers of Alaska

• Gold mining in Alaska
  Gold mining in Alaska
  Gold mining in Alaska, a state of the United States, has been a major industry and impetus for exploration and settlement since a few years after the United States acquired the territory from Russia. Russian explorers discovered placer gold in the Kenai River in 1848, but no gold was produced...
  
  
• Good Friday Earthquake
  Good Friday Earthquake
  The 1964 Alaska earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan Earthquake, the Portage Earthquake and the Good Friday Earthquake, was a megathrust earthquake that began at 5:36 P.M. AST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964...
  
   of 1964
• Government of the State of Alaska
  Government of Alaska
  The government of Alaska is divided into various departments. Alaska has 246 federally recognized tribal governments and one federal Indian reservation.-History:...
  
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• Governor of the State of Alaska
  • List of Governors of Alaska
• Great Seal of the State of Alaska
  Seal of Alaska
  The Seal of the State of Alaska was first adopted before statehood, when the area was known as the District of Alaska. The first governor designated a seal of the district, which featured glaciers, northern lights, igloos, and an Eskimo ice fishing....
  
  

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Heritage railroads in Alaska

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• High schools of Alaska
• Higher education in Alaska
• Highest major peaks of Alaska
• Highway routes in Alaska

Hiking trails in Alaska

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• History of Alaska
  History of Alaska
  The history of Alaska dates back to the Upper Paleolithic period , when Asiatic 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...
  
  
  • Historical outline of Alaska
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• Hospitals in Alaska

Hot springs of Alaska

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• House of Representatives of the State of Alaska
  Alaska House of Representatives
  The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of about 15,673 people . Members serve two-year terms without term limits...
  
  

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Images of Alaska

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• Islands of Alaska

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Lakes in Alaska

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Landmarks in Alaska

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• Languages of Alaska
• Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska
• Lists related to the State of Alaska:
  • List of airports in Alaska
  • List of athletes from Alaska
  • List of birds of Aleutian Islands
  • List of census statistical areas in Alaska
    Alaska census statistical areas
    The United States Census Bureau has defined two Metropolitan Statistical Areas and three Micropolitan Statistical Areas for the State of Alaska. The following table describes these areas with the following information:...
    
    
  • List of cities in Alaska
  • List of colleges and universities in Alaska
  • List of companies in Alaska
  • List of counties in Alaska
  • List of forts in Alaska
  • List of ghost towns in Alaska
  • List of Governors of Alaska
  • List of high schools in Alaska
  • List of highway routes in Alaska
  • List of hospitals in Alaska
  • List of islands of Alaska
  • List of law enforcement agencies in Alaska
  • List of Lieutenant Governors of Alaska
  • List of mountains of Alaska
    • List of 4000 meter peaks of Alaska
    • List of mountain peaks of Alaska
  • List of museums in Alaska
  • List of National Historic Landmarks in Alaska
  • List of National Parks in Alaska
  • List of people from Alaska
  • List of places in Alaska
  • List of radio stations in Alaska
  • List of railroads in Alaska
  • List of Registered Historic Places in Alaska
  • List of rivers in Alaska
  • List of school districts in Alaska
  • List of state forests in Alaska
  • List of state parks in Alaska
  • List of state prisons in Alaska
  • List of state symbols of Alaska
  • List of telephone area codes in Alaska
  • List of television stations in Alaska
  • List of towns in Alaska
  • List of United States congressional delegations from Alaska
    United States congressional delegations from Alaska
    These are tables of congressional delegations from Alaska to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:...
    
    
  • List of United States congressional district of Alaska
  • List of United States Representatives from Alaska
  • List of United States Senators from Alaska

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Maps of Alaska

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• Mountain peaks of Alaska
  Mountain peaks of Alaska
  This article comprises three sortable tables of mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Alaska.Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the...
  
  
  • The 50 Highest major peaks of Alaska
    • The 20 4000 meter peaks of Alaska
  • The 50 Most prominent peaks of Alaska
    • The 65 Ultra prominent peaks of Alaska
  • The 50 Most isolated major peaks of Alaska
    • The 38 100 km isolated peaks of Alaska
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• Museums in Alaska
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• Music of Alaska
  Music of Alaska
  The Music of Alaska is a broad artistic field incorporating many cultures.-History and overview:Alaska's original music belongs to the Inupiaq, Aleut, Tlingit, and other Alaska Native communities. Russian, English and Irish immigrants brought their own varieties of folk music. Alaska was home to...
  
  
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National Forests of Alaska

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National Monuments of Alaska

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Natural history of Alaska

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News media in Alaska

• Newspapers of Alaska
• Novo-Arkhangelsk, capital of Russian Alaska
  Russian Alaska
  Russian America was the name of Russian colonial possessions in the Americas from 1733 to 1867 that today is the U.S. state of Alaska and settlements farther south in California and Hawaii...
  
   1808-1867

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• Parallel 54°40′ north
• People from Alaska
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  • :Category:People from Alaska by occupation
• Places in Alaska
• Politics of Alaska
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• Prehistory of Alaska
  Prehistory of Alaska
  Prehistoric Alaska begins with Paleolithic people moving into northwestern North America sometime between 60,000 and 50,000 BC across the Bering Land Bridge in western Alaska...
  
  

Protected areas of Alaska

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• Radio stations in Alaska
• Railroads in Alaska
• Registered historic places in Alaska
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• Religion in Alaska
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• Rivers of Alaska
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• Russian Alaska
  Russian Alaska
  Russian America was the name of Russian colonial possessions in the Americas from 1733 to 1867 that today is the U.S. state of Alaska and settlements farther south in California and Hawaii...
  
  , 1741–1867

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• Scouting in Alaska
  Scouting in Alaska
  Scouting in Alaska has a long history, from the 1920s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live...
  
  

Settlements in Alaska

• Cities in Alaska
• Census Designated Places in Alaska
• Other unincorporated communities in Alaska
  • List of ghost towns in Alaska
  • List of places in Alaska
• Sitka, Alaska, capital of Alaska 1808-1906

Ski areas and resorts in Alaska

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• Spanish expeditions to Alaska

Sports in Alaska

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Sports venues in Alaska

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• State Capitol of Alaska
  Alaska State Capitol
  The Alaska State Capitol is the state capital of Alaska. Located in the state capital of Juneau at the corner of East 4th Street and Main Street, it houses the Alaska Legislature and the offices for the governor of Alaska and lieutenant governor of Alaska....
  
  
• State of Alaska  website
  • Constitution of the State of Alaska
  • Government of the State of Alaska
    Government of Alaska
    The government of Alaska is divided into various departments. Alaska has 246 federally recognized tribal governments and one federal Indian reservation.-History:...
    
    
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  • Executive branch of the government of the State of Alaska
    • Governor of the State of Alaska
  • Legislative branch of the government of the State of Alaska
    • Legislature of the State of Alaska
      Alaska Legislature
      The Alaska Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a bicameral institution, consisting of the lower Alaska House of Representatives, with 40 members, and the upper house Alaska Senate, with 20 members...
      
      
      • Senate of the State of Alaska
        Alaska Senate
        The Alaska Senate is the upper house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Senate consists of twenty members, each of whom represents an equal amount of districts with populations of about 31,347 people . Senators serve four-year terms, without term...
        
        
      • House of Representatives of the State of Alaska
        Alaska House of Representatives
        The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of about 15,673 people . Members serve two-year terms without term limits...
        
        
  • Judicial branch of the government of the State of Alaska
    • Supreme Court of the State of Alaska
      Alaska Supreme Court
      The Alaska Supreme Court is the state supreme court in the State of Alaska's judicial department . The supreme court is composed of the chief justice and four associate justices, who are all appointed by the governor of Alaska and face judicial retention elections and who choose one of their own...
      
      
• State parks of Alaska
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• State prisons of Alaska

Structures in Alaska

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• Superfund sites in Alaska
• Supreme Court of the State of Alaska
  Alaska Supreme Court
  The Alaska Supreme Court is the state supreme court in the State of Alaska's judicial department . The supreme court is composed of the chief justice and four associate justices, who are all appointed by the governor of Alaska and face judicial retention elections and who choose one of their own...
  
  
• Symbols of the State of Alaska
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Telecommunications in Alaska

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• Telephone area codes in Alaska

Television shows set in Alaska

• Television stations in Alaska
• Territory of Alaska, 1912–1959

Theatres in Alaska

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Tourism in Alaska  website

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• Towns in Alaska
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• Transportation in Alaska
  Transportation in Alaska
  This article discusses transportation in the U.S. state of Alaska.-Roads:Alaska is arguably the least-connected state in terms of road transportation. The state's road system covers a relatively small area of the state, linking the central population centers and the Alaska Highway, the principal...
  
  
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• Ultra prominent peaks of Alaska
• United States of America
  • States of the United States of America
    U.S. state
    A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
    
    
  • United States census statistical areas of Alaska
    Alaska census statistical areas
    The United States Census Bureau has defined two Metropolitan Statistical Areas and three Micropolitan Statistical Areas for the State of Alaska. The following table describes these areas with the following information:...
    
    
  • United States congressional delegations from Alaska
    United States congressional delegations from Alaska
    These are tables of congressional delegations from Alaska to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:...
    
    
  • United States congressional district of Alaska
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...
    
    
  • United States District Court for the District of Alaska
    United States District Court for the District of Alaska
    The United States District Court for the District of Alaska is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Alaska. Offices are located in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan, and Nome...
    
    
  • United States Representatives from Alaska
  • United States Senators from Alaska
• Universities and colleges in Alaska
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• US-AK – ISO 3166-2:US
  ISO 3166-2:US
  ISO 3166-2:US is the entry for the United States in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for the United States, ISO...
  
   region code for the State of Alaska

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• Waterfalls of Alaska
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• Wikimedia
  • Wikimedia Commons:Category:Alaska
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  • Wikinews:Category:Alaska
    • Wikinews:Portal:Alaska
• Wikipedia Category:Alaska
  • • Wikipedia Portal:Alaska
    • Wikipedia:WikiProject Alaska
    • :Category:WikiProject Alaska articles
      • Wikipedia:WikiProject Alaska/Participants
• Wildlife of Alaska
  Wildlife of Alaska
  The wildlife of Alaska is diverse and abundant. This article gives information on a selection of the best-known animal species in Alaska.-Brown bear:Alaska contains about 98% of the U.S. brown bear population and 70% of the total North American population...
  
  

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Zoos in Alaska

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See also

• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
  • Outline of North America
    • Outline of the United States
      • Outline of Alaska
        Outline of Alaska
        The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Alaska:Alaska – most extensive, northernmost, westernmost, highest, second newest, and least densely populated of the 50 states of the United States of America...