the largest state of the US, in the extreme northwest of North America: the indigenous inhabitants include Inuit, Yupik, and Aleut; the earliest White settlements were made by Russians; it was purchased by the US from Russia in 1867. It is mostly mountainous and 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)
Abbreviation: Alas, (with zip code) AK- Gulf of Alaska ⇒
the N part of the Pacific, between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago
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A•las•ka
(ə las′kə),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa state of the United States in NW North America. 400,481;
586,400 sq. mi. (1,519,000 sq. km). Cap.: Juneau. Abbr.: AK (for use with zip code), Alas. - Place Names Gulf of, a gulf of the Pacific, on the coast of S Alaska.
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'Alaska' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AK
- Afognak
- Ahtna
- Alas.
- Alaska Current
- Alaska Highway
- Alaska Peninsula
- Alaska Purchase
- Alaska Range
- Alaska cod
- Alaska crab
- Alaska pollock
- Alaska time
- Alaska-Hawaii time
- Alaskan
- Alcan Highway
- Aleut
- Aleutian Islands
- Aleutian Range
- Alexander Archipelago
- Amchitka
- Anchorage
- Andreanof Islands
- Aniakchak
- Athabaskan
- Atka mackerel
- Attu
- Baird Mountains
- Baranof Island
- Baranov
- Beaufort Sea
- Bering Sea
- Bering Strait
- Blackburn
- Bona
- Brooks Range
- Chichagof Island
- Chilkat
- Chilkoot Pass
- Chinook Jargon
- Chukchi Peninsula
- Coast Range
- Cook
- Cook Inlet
- Copper River
- Cordilleras
- Dawson Creek
- Denali
- Denali National Park and Preserve
- Eskimo