Affiche " États - Unis : 1984

The largest state in the United States, Alaska is home to some of the most pristine wilderness in the world. Explore the region with this informative map, featuring facactive mountain relief and a wealth of historical notes. Published in 1984 as part of the Making of America series. Alaska is a U.S. state in the Northwest Extremiy of the United States West Coast, juste across the Bering Strait from Asia. La province canadienne de la Colombie britannique et le territoire du Yukon border l'état de l'est et du sud. Its most extrême western is Attu Island et it has a maritime border with Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) to the west across the Bering Strait. To the north are the chukchi and Beaufort seas—southern parts of the Arctic Ocean. The Pacific Ocean lis to the south and southwest. It is the largest U.S. state by area and the seventh largest subnational division in the world. addition, it is the 3rd least populous and the most sparsely populated of the 50 États-Unis; nevertheless, it is by far the most populous territoriory located mostly north of the 60th parallèle dans la North America: its—estimated at 738,432 by the United States Census Bureau in 2015[4]— is more than quadruple the combined population of Northern Canada and Greenland. Approximately a aidé les residents de l'Alaska en direct within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska's economy is dominated by the fishing, natural gas, and oil industries, resources which it has in abundance. United States armed forces bases and touristiques are a significant part of the economy. In a deal known as Seward's Folly, The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, pour 7,2 millions de dollars at approximately two cents per acre ( 4,74/km2). The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territoire on May 11, 1912. C'est ce qu'admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska