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Countries and Waterways that border Alaska: Russia and Canada, Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, and Gulf of Alaska, Capitol of Alaska, City of Juneau *** Official State Home *** Alaska, the largest state in the United States, is a territory rich in natural resources, but when purchased from Russia in 1867, it was derisively referred to as "590,000 square miles of icebergs and polar bears." William H. Seward, the American Secretary of State, negotiated the purchase for $7,2000,000; when his opponents called Alaska "Seward's folly" he declared that he considered his service in acquiring the territory the most important act of his official career. The region had formerly been called Russia America, but Senator Charles Sumner of Massachuetts suggested a new name, Alaska. The word is an English corruption of the native Aleut Al-ay-ek-sa, meaning great land, or mainland, which was applied somewhat vaguely to the entire region, but more particularly to the long, narrow strip now known as the Alaska Peninsula. Office of the Governor Office of the Lieutenant.Governor
*** Sites of Interest *** US Census Bureau - Alaska Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development *** Alaska Businesses Web Links *** Your Link Could Be Here...... |
