Alaska Alaska is the largest state of the United States of America 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. As of 2007, Alaska remains the least densely populated state, with a population of 683,478 with approximately 50% residing along the Anchorage metropolitan areas. The area that became Alaska was purchased from the Russian Empire after Western Union discontinued construction of its first electric telegraph line which ran from California, up the coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, continuing to Moscow and into the European telegraph network. Despite $3 million in U.S. investment for the Russian-American telegraph expedition, work ceased upon the completion of the competing Transatlantic telegraph cable. The U.S. realized the potential of continuing the line to Moscow and sent Secretary of State William H. Seward to negotiate with the Russian Ambassador to fund the remaining phases of the telegraph line. Russia did not see the potential in funding, so Alaska was offered in exchange for the value of the Russian-American telegraph. The Russians feared that if they did not sell Russian North America, it would be taken from them by the westward expansion of the United States and Canada. They tried to play one potential purchaser off against the other to start a bidding war, but this was largely unsuccessful. The U.S. Senate approved the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million at 2 cents per acre, about 5 cents per hectare. When adjusted for inflation, the total sum paid equates to approximately $111 million in today's dollars. The land went through several administrative changes before becoming an organized territory on May 11, 1912 and the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959. The name "Alaska" was already introduced in the Russian colonial time, when it was only used for the peninsula and is derived from the Aleut alaxsxaq, meaning "the mainland", or more literally, "the object towards which the action of the sea is directed." It is also known as Alyeska, the "great land", an Aleut word derived from the same root |
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| Alaska Counties & CitiesM Matanuska-Susitna Borough Includes the cities of
N Includes the cities of Bluff, Brevig Mission, Cape Nome, Council, Dahl, Davidsons Landing, Dime Landing, Diomede, East Fork, Egavik, Elim, Gambell, Golovin, Haycock, Igloo, Iron Creek, Klikitarik, Koyuk, Lees Camp, Marys Igloo, Moses Point Fishing Village, New Igloo, Nome, Perkinsville, Pilgrim Springs, Port Clarence, Port Safety, Saint Michael, Savoonga, Serpentine Hot Springs, Shaktoolik, Shishmaref, Sinuk, Solomon, Stebbins, Sullivan Camp, Taylor, Teller, Tin City, Unalakleet, Wales, White Mountain, York Includes the cities of Alpine, Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow, Browerville, Chariot, Deadhorse, Gordon, Kaktovik, Kokruagarok, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, Prudhoe Bay, Sagwon, Umiat, Wainwright Includes the cities of Ambler, Bornite, Buckland, Candle, Chicago Creek, Deering, Espenberg, Fink Creek, Kalla, Kiana, Kivalina, Kiwalik, Klery Creek, Kobuk, Kotzebue, P P. of Wales-O. Includes the cities of Annette, Bell Island Hot Springs, S Includes the cities of Baranof, Includes the cities of Alcan Big Delta, V Valdez-Cordova Borough (CA) Includes the cities of Alaganik, Chenega, Chenega Bay, Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Copperville Cordova, Crystal Falls, Ellamar, Eyak, Gakona, Gakona Junction, Glennallen Golden, Gulkana, Katalla, Kennicott, Kenny Lake, Latouche, Lower Tonsina, May Creek, McCarthy, Mendeltna, Mendeltna Lodge, Mentasta Lake, Nelchina, Nuchek, Old Valdez, Orca, Paxson, Port Ashton, Ptarmigan, Slana, Strelna, Tatitlek, Tazlina, Tolsona, Tonsina, Valdez, Whitshed, Whittier, Willow Creek, Wortmanns W Wade Hampton Borough (CA) Includes the cities of Akumsuk, Alakanuk, Bill Moores, Black, Chakaktolik, Chaniliut, Chevak, Chulloonawick, Emmonak, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough (CA) Includes the cities of Aleutians East, Aleutians West (CA), Y Yakutat Borough Includes the cities of Situk, Yakutat Yukon-Koyukuk Borough (CA) Includes the cities of Alatna, Alexanders Village, Allakaket, Anvik, Arctic Village, Baker, Beaver, Bettles, Birch Creek, Birches, Canyon Village, Caro, Central, Chalkyitsik, Chandalar, Christian, Circle, Circle Hot Springs, Circle Hot Springs Station, Coal Creek, Coldfoot, Discovery, Eureka, Evansville, Flat, Folger, Fort Yukon, Galena, Ganes Creek, Gost Creek, Grant Creek, Grayling, Hogatza, Holikachuk, Holy Cross, Hughes, Huslia, Iditarod, Kallands, Kaltag, Kokrines, Koyukuk, Lake Minchumina, Livengood, Long, Manley Hot Springs, McGrath, Medfra, Miller House, Minto, Moore Creek, Nenana, New Allakaket, Nikolai, North Nenana, Nulato, Old Minto, Old Rampart, Ophir, Paradise, Poorman, Rampart, Ruby, Shageluk, Stevens Village, Sulatna Crossing, Takotna, Tanana, Telida, Tofty, Toklat, Venetie, Venetie Landing, Wiseman, Woodchopper, Yistletaw |
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