Alaska (/ ə ˈ l æ s k ə / ⓘ ə-LASS-kə) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii.

4 天之前 · Alaska, constituent state of the United States of America. It was admitted to the union as the 49th state on January 3, 1959. Alaska lies at the extreme northwest of the North American continent, and the Alaska Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the Western Hemisphere.

2024年9月18日 · Physical map of Alaska showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Alaska.

2018年9月12日 · Despite the vastness, Alaska is not a country as it is not an independent sovereign state. Alaska is instead the 49 th State of the United States of America. On July 17, 1958, Alaska gained statehood leading to its proclamation as a state on January 3, 1959.

Alaska is the largest state in the United States in terms of land area at 570,380 square miles (1,477,300 km 2), over twice (roughly 2.47 times) as large as Texas, the next largest state, and is the seventh largest country subdivision in the world, and the third largest in North America, about 20.4% smaller than Denmark's autonomous country of ...

2020年2月3日 · The short answer is that the United States bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. But geography appears to confound the logic of that sale. The largest state lies only 55 miles across the Bering Strait from Russia and shares a 1,538-mile eastern border with Canada.

Alaska was granted territorial status in 1912 by the United States of America. In 1942, two of the outer Aleutian Islands — Attu and Kiska —were occupied by the Japanese during World War II and their recovery for the U.S. became a matter of national pride.

2023年11月20日 · Alaska is the 48th most populous and the most extensive of the 50 states of the United States. It is in the northwest extremity of North America, just across the Bering Strait from Asia. The state attained statehood on January 3, 1959, becoming the 49th state to join the union. It has no land bordering states.

2024年6月17日 · No, Alaska is not considered a country. It is a constituent state of the United States of America. It was admitted to the union as the 49th state on January 3, 1959. Alaska lies at the extreme northwest of the North American continent, and the Alaska Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the Western Hemisphere. Is Alaska now a country?

2025年1月13日 · Despite it being over twice the size of the state of Texas, Alaska is not a continent nor a country. Alaska became the 49th state on January 3rd, 1959 after being purchased from Russia in 1867.