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Alaska

State

Alaska is a U.S. state located in the northwestern regions of North America, part of the Western United States region and one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states along with Hawaii. Admitted to the Union in 1959 as the 49th state, its capital is Juneau. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Juneau 1
Population
737,270 1
2025 estimate from Alaska's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
1,723,337 1
Admission Year
1959 1
Admitted to the Union January 3, 1959 (49th state), per the infobox.
Latitude
64 degrees north 1
Longitude
152 degrees west 1
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Associated With

Juneau, Cities

Juneau is in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Source Juneau (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

Alaska is a state of the United States.

Source Alaska (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Juneau, Cities

Juneau is the capital of Alaska.

Source Juneau (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Ranch Dressing

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Site Of

Silver Gulch Brewing & Bottling Company

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White Pass and Yukon Route

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Found There

Tlingit language

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Alaska Purchase

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Source Purchase of Alaska, 1867, US Department of State Office of the HistorianPurchase of Alaska, 1867, opening paragraph
Quote, Purchase of Alaska, 1867, opening paragraph
The purchase of Alaska in 1867 marked the end of Russian
Sources
1. Alaska (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Juneau
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 737,270
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    1,723,337
  • Article text
    It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959.
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 64, lon -152
  • Lead section
    Alaska ( , ə-LASS-kə) is a U.S. state located in the northwestern regions of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii.
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Wikidata: Alaska
Wikidata Q797, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

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