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Alaska Ocean Observing System
Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost (the Aleutian Islands cross the 180th meridian into the eastern hemisphere) state in the United States. It borders the Canadian territory of Yukon and the province of British Columbia to the east. It shares a western maritime border, in the Bering Strait, with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. The Chukchi and Beaufort Seas of the Arctic Ocean lie to the north, and the Pacific Ocean lies to the south. Technically, it is a semi-exclave of the U.S., and is the largest exclave in the world. Alaska is the largest U.S. state by area, comprising more total area than the following three largest states of Texas, California, and Montana combined, and is the seventh-largest subnational division in the world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska's Flag
''Alaska's Flag'' is the List of U.S. state songs, regional anthem of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was adopted in 1959, as Alaska became the 49th state. Lyrics Unique among List of U.S. state songs, state songs, its lyrics explain the symbolism of the Flag of Alaska, Alaskan flag. The lyrics are: Flag of Alaska, Eight stars of gold on a field of blue Alaska's flag. May it mean to you The blue of the sea, the evening sky, The Geography of Alaska, mountain lakes, and the Myosotis, flow'rs nearby; The gold of the early sourdough's dreams, The Klondike Gold Rush, precious gold of the Geography of Alaska, hills and streams; The brilliant stars in the northern sky, The "Ursa Major, Bear," the "Big Dipper, Dipper," and, shining high, The great Polaris, North Star with its steady light, O'er land and sea a beacon bright. Alaska's Flag of Alaska, flag to Alaska, Alaskans dear, The simple flag of a last frontier. The connection between the song and the flag happened both by design a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
