Alaska

Alaska

State of the United States of America

Alaska is a U.S. state located in the northwestern regions of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is considered to be the northernmost, westernmost, and, longitudinally, the easternmost state in the United States. It is a semi-exclave of the U.S., bordering the Canadian territory of Yukon and the province of British Columbia to the east. It shares a western maritime border in the Bering Strait with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and is closer to another continent (Asia) than any other U.S. state. The Chukchi and Beaufort Seas of the Arctic Ocean lie to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

Also known as...AK, US-AK, State of Alaska, Alaska, United States, The Last Frontier, and Russian America
World US & Canada
Latvian Climbers Die on Mount McKinley

Latvian Climbers Die on Mount McKinley Three Latvian climbers die, one critical, after fall on Alaska's Mount McKinley.