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Alaska, USAi
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Area:
1,717,856 km2
Type:
Other Languages:
French:
Alaska, États-Unis
German:
Alaska, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Alaska, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Аляска, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
阿拉斯加州, 美国
Spanish:
Alaska, Estados Unidos
Afrikaans:
Alaska, Verenigde State van Amerika
Albanian:
Alaska, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Alemannic:
Alaska, USA
Amharic:
አላስካ, አሜሪካ
Anglo-Saxon:
Alaska, Geānedu Rīcu American
Arabic:
ألاسكا, الولايات المتحدة
Aragonese:
Alaska
Armenian:
Ալյասկա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Asturian:
Alaska, Estaos Xuníos d'América
Aymara:
Alaska suyu, Istadus Unidus
Azeri:
Alyaska, Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları
Bashkir:
Аляска, Америка Ҡушма Штаттары
Basque:
Alaska
Bavarian:
Alaska, Vaoanigte Stootn
Belarusian:
Аляска, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Аляска, Злучаныя Штаты Амэрыкі
Bengali:
আলাস্কা, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
আলাস্কা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bislama:
Alaska, Yunaeted Stet blong Amerika
Bosnian:
Aljaska, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Breton:
Alaska, Stadoù-Unanet Amerika
Bulgarian:
Аляска, Съединени американски щати
Burmese:
အလက်စကာပြည်နယ်, အမေရိကန်ပြည်ထောင်စု
Catalan:
Alaska, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Alaska
Central Bikol:
Alaska, Estados Unidos
Chechen:
Аляска, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Chuvash:
Аляска, Пĕрлешнĕ Штатсем
Cornish:
Alaska, Statys Unys
Corsican:
Alaska, Stati Uniti d'America
Croatian:
Aljaska, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Czech:
Aljaška, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Alaska, USA
Dutch:
Alaska, Verenigde Staten
Dutch Low Saxon:
Alaska, Verienigde Staoten van Amerika
Egyptian Arabic:
الاسكا, امريكا
Emilian-Romagnol:
Alàska, Stat Unî
Esperanto:
Alasko
Estonian:
Alaska, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Faroese:
Alaska
Farsi/Persian:
آلاسکا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Fiji Hindi:
Alaska, United States
Finnish:
Alaska, Yhdysvallat
Franco-Provençal:
Alaska, Ètats-Unis
Gagauz:
Alaska, Amerika Birleşik Devletläri
Galician:
Alasca, Estados Unidos de América
Gan:
阿拉斯加州, 美國
Georgian:
ალასკა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Greek:
Αλάσκα, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Guarani:
Alaska, Tetãvore Joapykuéra
Gujarati:
અલાસ્કા, યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ ઓફ અમેરિકા
Haitian:
Alaska, Etazini
Hakka:
Alaska
Hausa:
Alaska, Tarayyar Amurka
Hawaiian:
‘Ālaka, ‘Amelika Hui Pū ‘ia
Hebrew:
אלסקה, ארצות הברית
Hill Mari:
Аляска, Америкын Ушымы Штатвлӓжӹ
Hindi:
अलास्का, संयुक्त राज्य
Hungarian:
Alaszka, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Icelandic:
Alaska, Bandaríkin
Ido:
Alaska, Usa
Igbo:
Àláskà, Njikọ̀taọ̀hà
Iloko:
Alaska, Estados Unidos iti Amerika
Indonesian:
Alaska, Amerika Serikat
Interlingua:
Alaska, Statos Unite de America
Inuktitut:
ᐊᓛᓯᑲ, ᐊᒥᐊᓕᑲ
Irish Gaelic:
Alasca, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
アラスカ州, アメリカ合衆国
Javanese:
Alaska, Amérika Sarékat
Judaeo-Spanish:
Alaska, Estados Unidos de Amerika
Kabiye:
Alaskaa, Etaazuunii
Kalmyk:
Аляска, Америкин Ниицәтә Орн Нутугуд
Kannada:
ಅಲಾಸ್ಕ, ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Kapampangan:
Alaska, Estados Unidos
Karakalpak:
Alyaska, Amerika Qurama Shtatları
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Аляска, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Korean:
알래스카주, 미국
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Alaska, Dewletên Yekbûyî yên Amerîkayê
Kyrgyz:
Аляска, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Latin:
Alasca, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Latvian:
Aļaska, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Lezghian:
Аляска, Америкадин Садхьанвай Штатар
Ligurian:
Alaska, Stati Unïi d'America
Limburgian:
Alaska, Vereinegde Staote vaan Amerika
Lithuanian:
Aliaska, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Lombard:
Alaska, Stat Ünì d'America
Low Saxon/Low German:
Alaska, USA
Lower Sorbian:
Alaska, Zjadnośone staty Ameriki
Luri:
آلاسکا, ڤولاتچٱیا یٱکاگرتٱ آمریکا
Luxembourgish:
Alaska, Vereenegt Staate vun Amerika
Macedonian:
Алјаска, Соединети Американски Држави
Maithili:
अलास्का, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Malagasy:
Alaska, Etazonia
Malay:
Alaska, Amerika Syarikat
Malayalam:
അലാസ്ക
Manx:
Alaska, Steatyn Unnaneysit America
Maori:
Alaska, Hononga-o-Amerika
Marathi:
अलास्का, अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने
Mazanderani:
آلاسکا
Meadow Mari:
Аляска, Ушымо Американ Штат-влак
Min Dong Chinese:
Alaska
Minangkabau:
Alaska, Amerika Sarikat
Mingrelian:
ალასკა, ამერიკაშ აკოართაფილი შტატეფი
Moksha:
Аляска, Америконь Соткс
Mongolian:
Аляска, Америкийн Нэгдсэн Улс
Nahuatl:
Alaska
Nauruan:
Alaska, Eben Merika
Navajo:
Hakʼaz Dineʼé Bikéyah, Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí
Nepali:
अलास्का, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
अलास्का, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Northern Frisian:
Alaska, Feriind Stoote foon Ameerika
Northern Sami:
Alaska, Amerihká ovttastuvvan stáhtat
Norwegian:
Alaska, USA
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Alaska, USA
Novial:
Alaska, Unionati States de Amerika
Occitan:
Alaska, Estats Units d'America
Odia:
ଆଲାସ୍କା, ଯୁକ୍ତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ଆମେରିକା
Ossetian:
Аляскæ, Америкæйы Иугонд Штаттæ
Pali:
अलास्का, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Pangasinan:
Alaska, Estados Unidos
Papiamento:
Alaska, Estadonan Uni di Merka
Piedmontese:
Alasca, Stat Unì d'América
Polish:
Alaska, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Alasca, Estados Unidos
Punjabi:
ਅਲਾਸਕਾ, ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਜ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ
Quechua:
Alaska suyu, Hukllachasqa Amirika Suyukuna
Romanian:
Alaska, Statele Unite ale Americii
Romansh:
Alasca, Stadis Unids
Russia Buriat:
Аляска
Samogitian:
Aleska, JAV
Sanskrit:
अलास्का, अमेरिकासंयुक्तराज्यम्
Sardinian:
Alaska, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Saterland Frisian:
Alaska, Fereende Stoaten fon Amerikoa
Scots:
Alaska
Scottish Gaelic:
Alasca, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Аљаска, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Aljaska, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Sicilian:
Alaska, Stati Uniti
Silesian:
Alaska, Zjednoczůne Sztaty
Sindhi:
الاسڪا, آمريڪا جون گڏيل رياستون
Sinhalese:
ඇලස්කාව, එක්සත් ජනපදය
Slovak:
Aljaška, Spojené štáty
Slovenian:
Aljaska, Združene države Amerike
Somali:
Alaska, Gobolada Isku Tegay ee Ameerika
South Azerbaijani:
آلاسکا ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swahili:
Alaska, Marekani
Swedish:
Alaska, USA
Tagalog:
Alaska, Estados Unidos
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Аляска, Иёлоти Муттаҳидаи Амрико
Tamil:
அலாஸ்கா, அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Tatar:
Аляска, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Telugu:
అలాస్కా, అమెరికా సంయుక్త రాష్ట్రాలు
Thai:
รัฐอะแลสกา, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
Traditional Chinese:
阿拉斯加州, 美國
Turkish:
Alaska, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Turkmen:
Alýaska, Amerikanyň Birleşen Ştatlary
Udmurt:
Аляска, Америкалэн Огазеяськем Штатъёсыз
Ukrainian:
Аляска, Сполучені Штати Америки
Upper Sorbian:
Alaska, Zjednoćene staty Ameriki
Urdu:
الاسکا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uyghur:
Alyaska Shitati, ئامېرىكا قوشما شىتاتلىرى
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Alaska, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Venetian:
Ałasca, Stati Unii de ła Mèrica
Vietnamese:
Alaska, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Lalaskän, Lamerikän
Waray:
Alaska, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Alaska, Unol Daleithiau America
West Flemish:
Alaska, Verênigde Stoaten van Amerika
West Frisian:
Alaska, Feriene Steaten
Western Punjabi:
الاسکا, امریکہ
Wu Chinese:
阿拉斯加, 美国
Xhosa:
I-Alaskha, IYunayithedi Steyitsi
Yakut:
Аляска, Америка Холбоһуктаах Штааттара
Yiddish:
אלאסקע, פאראייניקטע שטאטן פון אמעריקע
Yoruba:
Alaska
Zazaki:
Alaska, Dewletê Amerikayê Yewbiyayey
Zeelandic:
Alaska, Vereênigde Staeten


Alaska is simply huge. If a map of Alaska is overlain, in the same scale, onto the continental USA, it stretches from New York state to northern Florida, and from just off the coast of the Carolinas to Los Angeles, California, at the tip of the Aleutian Islands!

Alaska is subdivided into boroughs. In addition, there are independent cities and some 200 incorporated native areas (Native Corporations). These latter entities may overlap the boroughs, just as Indian reservations may overlap county lines and even state lines in the lower 48 states. There is also an Unincorporated Borough that has been broken into census areas (which are technically not separate governmental entities).

The vast size of Alaska accounts for the widely diversified geological terrains encountered, from arctic tundra to volcanic arc islands and magnificent mountain ranges. Large areas of lode and placer gold, base metal deposits, petroleum, and igneous occurrences are all encountered in Alaska.

Due to the extensive expanses of sheer wilderness, many localities can best be located by identifying the USGS 1:250,000 quadrangle in which each lies, and by latitude-longitude coordinates.

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Alaska - Physiographic Map


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Alaska Meridians - U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Alaska, USA


There are 5 meridians covering Alaska. They are: Copper River Meridian (red - East [CRM]); Fairbanks Meridian (blue [FM]); Kateel River Meridian (red - West [KRM]); Seward Meridian (yellow - South [SM]); Umiat Meridian (yellow - North [UM])

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

416 valid minerals. 7 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska
Wikidata ID:Q797
GeoNames ID:5879092

Localities in this Region


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