Alaska Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for visitors and residents of the U.S. state of Alaska.

NAME IN ENGLISH: State of Alaska
STATEHOOD DATE: January 3, 1959 (49th state)
NICKNAME: "The Last Frontier"
CAPITAL CITY: Juneau
LARGEST CITY: Anchorage

Tourism:
- Do It in The Americas: Alaska Guide
- travelalaska.com
- visittheusa.com - state - alaska
- anchorage.net
- unitedstatesforvisitors.com - states - ak - 2005 archive
- wikipedia.org - economy of alaska - tourism paragraph
- wikitravel.org - alaska

Foods:
- skatedancer.com - recipes - by country - us - alaska

Government
- alaska.gov

Facts
- alaska.gov - kids - learn - facts
- wikipedia.org - alaska - main article
- wikipedia.org - alaska - more articles
- wikipedia.org - alaska - category
- wikipedia.org - alaska - lists
- wikipedia.org - alaska - outline
- wikipedia.org - alaska - portal
- census.gov - state by state - alaska population change

U.S. States Bordering Alaska:
None

Countries Bordering Alaska:
- Canada (British Columbia and Yukon Territory)
- Russia (across the Bering Straight)

Bodies of Water Bordering Alaska:
- Arctic Ocean (Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea)
- Bering Strait
- Pacific Ocean