Tag: Alaska

Alaska is 1,717,854 km². The land mass of the state of Alaska is 1,481,347 km², making it one-fifth the size of the continental United States. Alaska has the fourth lowest population. According to EHUACOM.COM, with its capital Juneau, the state is located in northwestern North America and borders on Canada. On January 3, 1959, Alaska […]

Anchorage Anchorage, (anchorage ‘), a port city in southern Alaska, USA; 292,000 residents (2010), has since its founding in 1914 been an important supply city and center of transportation to other parts of Alaska. Anchorage’s strategic location led to the construction of Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base, which together with the international airport […]