A community portal about Alaska with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Alaska is a state of the United States of America. Alaska is located in the extreme northwest portion of North America. It is by far the largest U.S. state in area, but one of the least populated. It is the 49th state, having been admitted to the Union on...more

A community portal about Alaska with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Alaska is a state of the United States of America. Alaska is located in the extreme northwest portion of North America. It is by far the largest U.S. state in area, but one of the least populated. It is the 49th state, having been admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959. The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the Aleut Alyeska, meaning "great country", "mainland" or "great land". The name Alaska appears in many forms, including, but not limited to its easternmost, westernmost, southmostmost and northmost areas, as well as the Pacific Northwest and the Arctic Ocean. Alaska may well have originated. It is an excellent site for geocentric and geocentric geography and astronomy. You should browse the Alaska...