counties and their respective seats, museums, and national parks. Covering the northwestern part of North America, Alaska spans over a total area of 663,268 sq. miles. The state is bordered byCanadaon the east, the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean in the north, the Bering Sea and has ...
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State Size Total (Land + Water): 663,267 sq miles; Land Only: 571,951 sq miles Number of Counties 27 Time Zone Alaska Time Zone, Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone Bordering States None Highest Point Denali, 20,310 feet Tallest Building Conoco-Phillips Building in Anchorage, 296 feet Largest Stadi...
Alaska Land Area (Square Miles) Geographic Center The geographic center of Alaska is located approximately 60 miles northwest (NW) of Mt. McKinley Latitude: 63° 50'N Longitude: 152° W Total Area 663,267.26 sq. mi. 1st Land Area 571,951.26 sq. mi. 66.24% Water Area 91,316.00 sq....
GDP:$54 billion dollars (Rank 46 in U.S., 2020) Unemployment:6.6% (2021) Geography Land area:570,641 sq mi. (1,477,953 sq km) Geographic center:In the Denali Borough, 60 miles NW of Mt. McKinley Number of counties:29 Largest county by population and area:Anchorage, 291,538 (2019...
, rising over 6000 m (20 000 ft.), with the Yukon basin in the central region; large areas are covered by tundra; it has important mineral resources (chiefly coal, oil, and natural gas). Capital: Juneau. Pop.: 648 818 (2003 est.). Area: 1 530 694 sq. km (591 004 sq. miles...
Alaska - a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States" AK, Last Frontier Alaskan pipeline, trans-Alaska pipeline - an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez Iditar...
Associated PressJan. 22, 2025 Trump Order Seeks to Change the Name of North America's Tallest Peak From Denali to Mount McKinley President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley ...
volcanic, rising over 6000 m (20 000 ft), with the Yukon basin in the central region; large areas are covered by tundra; it has important mineral resources (chiefly coal, oil, and natural gas). Capital: Juneau. Pop: 648 818 (2003 est). Area: 1 530 694 sq km (591 004 sq miles)...
Also found in: Encyclopedia. Baranof Island (ˈbærənəf) n (Placename) an island off SE Alaska, in the western part of the Alexander Archipelago. Area: 4162 sq km (1607 sq miles) Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins ...