Alaska
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Alaska
Alaska is the forty nine states of the Unide States Of America, is located in the northwest corner of North America. Alaska is the largest state in the nation. Is surrounded by the Arctic andPacific oceans, shares a border with Canada, and is separated from Russia by the Bering Strait.
At the north: Antarctic Ocean
At east: Canada
At west the Bering Sea
At South Pacific OceanAlaska is one of only two states, along with Hawaii, forming the United States, which borders another state and also the only state not contiguous continental United States in North America. It alsohas more coastline than all states
Alaska is divided into three regions: the mountains of the Pacific, the interior and the northern Arctic. Pacific Mountains occupy the entire southern coast, while inthe interior region extends along the Yukon River tributaries in some plateaus. The northern Arctic is occupied by Brook’s chain.
Two important places are Aleutian Islands and Denali National ParkImportant cities in Alaska is Juneau and anchorage
Climate
The climate is very rigorous year round; in summer (from June to late August) temperatures are mild on the coast and south of the BrooksRange. The extreme temperatures ranges from 25 ° of maximum and minimum -50 ° C. above the Arctic Circle is distributed sunlight throughout the year in a very peculiar way. During the three months ofwinter darkness lives in total. At this time you can also enjoy the beautiful physical phenomenon of the aurora borealis. By contrast, during the three months of summer the sun does not set at 24 hoursa day
Economy
The economy is based on oil, mining, agriculture, fisheries. what more fish is salmon, cod, Pollock and crab , what most mined silver, zinc, iron, copper and other minerals, what ismost cultivated potatoes, carrots, lettuce and cabbage
Motto: Norte al futuro
Nickname: The Final Frontier, Land of the Midnight Sun or Seward Refrigerator
the official fish is the king salmon...
Alaska is the forty nine states of the Unide States Of America, is located in the northwest corner of North America. Alaska is the largest state in the nation. Is surrounded by the Arctic andPacific oceans, shares a border with Canada, and is separated from Russia by the Bering Strait.
At the north: Antarctic Ocean
At east: Canada
At west the Bering Sea
At South Pacific OceanAlaska is one of only two states, along with Hawaii, forming the United States, which borders another state and also the only state not contiguous continental United States in North America. It alsohas more coastline than all states
Alaska is divided into three regions: the mountains of the Pacific, the interior and the northern Arctic. Pacific Mountains occupy the entire southern coast, while inthe interior region extends along the Yukon River tributaries in some plateaus. The northern Arctic is occupied by Brook’s chain.
Two important places are Aleutian Islands and Denali National ParkImportant cities in Alaska is Juneau and anchorage
Climate
The climate is very rigorous year round; in summer (from June to late August) temperatures are mild on the coast and south of the BrooksRange. The extreme temperatures ranges from 25 ° of maximum and minimum -50 ° C. above the Arctic Circle is distributed sunlight throughout the year in a very peculiar way. During the three months ofwinter darkness lives in total. At this time you can also enjoy the beautiful physical phenomenon of the aurora borealis. By contrast, during the three months of summer the sun does not set at 24 hoursa day
Economy
The economy is based on oil, mining, agriculture, fisheries. what more fish is salmon, cod, Pollock and crab , what most mined silver, zinc, iron, copper and other minerals, what ismost cultivated potatoes, carrots, lettuce and cabbage
Motto: Norte al futuro
Nickname: The Final Frontier, Land of the Midnight Sun or Seward Refrigerator
the official fish is the king salmon...
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