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1. Alaska is situated in the north west of the USA.
2. Excact, Alaska is situated between the Nordpolarsea in the
north, the Beringsea in the west, the Pacific Ocean in the south
and Canada in the east.
3. It is the largest federal state with its 1.7 million square kilometre
and its 626,900 inhabitants.
4. The capital is Juneau and there is a lot of tourism.
5. But the biggest city is Anchorage with its 226,300 inhabitants.
6. In 1741 Alaska was discovered by Bering and got into Russian
possesion.
7. Later, in 1767 it was sold to the USA for 7.2 million $.
8. Alaska became the 49th federal state in 1959.
9. The army is an important economy factor since the Korea War.
10.In Alaska there are 67 days of darkness a year.
11.The longest river is Yukon.
12.The highest mountain is Mount McKinley with its 6,198 meter.
13. Alaska is one of the last states to kill whales like Japan
and Norway.
14. The main product are oil, gold, copper and wood.
15. About 60 per cent of the inhabitants live in towns.
16. There still live some Inuits and Indians.
17. When I were you, I would visit Alaska in winter because
of the snow and the sports offer.
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