Wikipedia / Outline of Alaska
Wikipedia / Outline of Alaska
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Alaska:
General reference
Names
Common name: Alaska
Pronunciation:
Abbreviations and name codes
Postal symbol: AK
Internet second-level domain: .ak.us
Nicknames
Great Land (previously used on license plates)
Land of the Midnight Sun
The Last Frontier (presently used on license plates)
Seward's Folly (named after U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward)
Seward's Ice Box, Icebergia, Polaria, Walrussia, and Johnson's Polar Bear Garden were satirical names coined by members of the U.S. Congress during debate over the Alaska Purchase
Geography of Alaska
Alaska is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location: westernmost North America
Population of Alaska: 710,231 (2010 U.S. Census)
Area of Alaska: 665,384 sq mi (1,723,337 km2)
Places in Alaska
Historic places in Alaska
National Register of Historic Places listings in Alaska
National parks in Alaska see also List of areas in the United States National Park System.
Environment of Alaska
Protected areas in Alaska
Fauna of Alaska
Geographic features of Alaska
Man-made geographic features of Alaska
Natural geographic features of Alaska
Regions of Alaska
Administrative divisions of Alaska
Boroughs and census areas of the state of Alaska
Municipalities in Alaska
State capital of Alaska: Juneau
Largest city in Alaska: Anchorage (66th largest city in the United States)
Boroughs of Alaska
Demography of Alaska
Government and politics of Alaska
Political scandals
Branches of the government of Alaska
Executive branch of the government of Alaska
State departments
Legislative branch of the government of Alaska
Alaska Legislature (bicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Alaska
Law and order in Alaska
Capital punishment in Alaska: none. Alaska abolished the death penalty prior to statehood, eight men were executed by the earlier territorial government (1900–1959) and even earlier "Miner's Courts" executed a number of men in the 19th century. See also Capital punishment in the United States; William Fentress Thompson and "Jerked to Jesus" (in regard to capital punishment and the early history of Fairbanks).
Law enforcement in Alaska
Law enforcement agencies in Alaska
Penal system in Alaska
Military in Alaska
Local government in Alaska
History of Alaska
History of Alaska, by period
Russian Alaska, 1741 – 1867
Great Northern Expedition, 1733 – 1743
Spanish expeditions to Alaska, 1744 – 1791
U.S. Department of Alaska, 1867 – 1884
Alaska Purchase, treaty signed on March 30, 1867
Klondike Gold Rush, 1896 – 1899
Alaska boundary dispute, 1896 – 1903
District of Alaska, 1884 – 1912
Hay-Herbert Treaty, arbitration committee resolution occurred October 20, 1903
Territory of Alaska, 1912 – 1959
World War I, June 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
United States enters Great War on April 6, 1917
Mount McKinley National Park established on February 26, 1917
Serum run to Nome, January 26 - February 15, 1925
World War II, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
Alaska Defense Command established February 4, 1941
United States enters Second World War on December 8, 1941
Aleutian Islands Campaign, June 3, 1942 – August 15, 1943
Alaska Highway completed 1942
Alaskan Air Command established December 18, 1945
Operation Washtub (United States), active 1951-1959
State of Alaska becomes 49th state admitted to the United States of America on January 3, 1959
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge established on December 6, 1960
Good Friday earthquake of 1964
Prudhoe Bay oil field discovered 1968
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System completed 1977
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling controversy since 1977
Mount McKinley National Park incorporated into Denali National Park and Preserve on December 2, 1980
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve established on December 2, 1980
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve established on December 2, 1980
Katmai National Park and Preserve established on December 2, 1980
Kenai Fjords National Park established on December 2, 1980
Kobuk Valley National Park established on December 2, 1980
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve established on December 2, 1980
Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve established on December 2, 1980
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge expanded on December 2, 1980
Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989
History of Alaska, by region
History of Alaska, by subject
Culture of Alaska
People of Alaska
Christianity in Alaska
The arts in Alaska
Cinema in Alaska
Sports in Alaska
State symbols of Alaska
State insignia
State motto: "North to the Future"
State bird: Willow ptarmigan, adopted by the Territorial Legislature in 1955. It is a small (15–17inches) Arctic grouse that lives among willows and on open tundra and muskeg. Plumage is brown in summer, changing to white in winter. The willow ptarmigan is common in much of Alaska.
State fish: King salmon, adopted 1962.
State flower: Wild/native forget-me-not, adopted by the Territorial Legislature in 1917. It is a perennial that is found throughout Alaska, from Hyder to the Arctic Coast, and west to the Aleutians.
State fossil: Woolly mammoth, adopted 1986.
State gem: Jade, adopted 1968.
State insect: Four-spot skimmer dragonfly, adopted 1995.
State land mammal: Moose, adopted 1998.
State marine mammal: Bowhead whale, adopted 1983.
State mineral: Gold, adopted 1968.
State song: "Alaska's Flag"
State sport: Dog mushing, adopted 1972.
State tree: Sitka spruce, adopted 1962.
State dog: Alaskan Malamute, adopted 2010.
State soil: Tanana, adopted unknown.
Economy and infrastructure of Alaska
Communications in Alaska
Health care in Alaska
Transportation in Alaska
Government agencies
Modes of transportation in Alaska
Airports in Alaska major airports include:
Bus travel in Alaska
Areas operating local bus service
Anchorage: People Mover
Fairbanks: Metropolitan Area Commuter System
Juneau: Capital Transit System
Kenai
Ketchikan
Sitka the Sitka Tribe of Alaska offers public bus transit in conjunction with the Alaska Department of Transportation.
Rail transport in Alaska
Roads in Alaska
Other modes of transportation in Alaska
Mushing transportation by dogsled.
Off-road transportation
Education in Alaska
Schools in Alaska
Higher education in Alaska
Colleges and universities in Alaska
Alaska Pacific University, formerly Alaska Methodist University
University of Alaska Fairbanks
See also
Topic overview:
References
External links
Alaska, project area of the American Land Conservancy
Big, Beautiful Alaska – slideshow by Life magazine
U.S. Government
USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Alaska
Documents on Alaskan Statehood at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
State government
Alaska State Databases– Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Alaska state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.