Ever been to Alaska? I've never been but it looks gorgeous, especially since I've never been that far northwest in the US.
No! And I agree! I've known people who have gone on Alaskan cruises, and loved it. If I knew that the environmental impact of those cruises was minimal, I'd be tempted.
I would love to go on one of those! There's a lot to look at, especially since it's the largest state in the US.
True -- I wonder how much of the state you could cover. I imagine there's something for everyone. I'd also love to see the *night sky* and the aurora borealis. I'd brave the cold for that!
Oh yeah, that would look beautiful! It's pretty insane to think that Alaska is the seventh largest subnational division in the world!
Interesting -- I've never heard that term. What does "largest subnational division" mean? Curious!
I believe that it means that it is a division like a state or province, but that it isn't a nation or country. It's also the 3rd least populous of the states.
You know what? I would have guessed *least* populous, so that's interesting. I wonder what the other two states are with less people.
Northern Canada and Greenland. Approximately half of Alaska's residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska's economy is dominated by the fishing, natural gas, and oil industries, resources which it has in abundance. United States armed forces bases and tourism are also a significant part of the economy.
In a deal known as Seward's Folly, The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for 7.2 million U.S. dollars at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km)
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After graduating from Mira Loma High School as part of the International Baccalaureate Programme in 2003, he enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, to study civil engineering. His maternal grandfather died and his parents got divorced during his first year of college, and