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Alaska
[ uh-las-kuh ]
noun
- a state of the United States in northwestern North America. 586,400 sq. mi. (1,519,000 sq. km). : Juneau. : AK (for use with zip code), Alas.
- Gulf of A·las·ka, a gulf of the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of southern Alaska.
Alaska
/ əˈæə /
noun
- the largest state of the US, in the extreme northwest of North America: the aboriginal inhabitants are Inuit and Yupik; the earliest White settlements were made by the Russians; it was purchased by the US from Russia in 1867. It is mostly mountainous and volcanic, rising over 6000 m (20 000 ft), with the Yukon basin in the central region; large areas are covered by tundra; it has important mineral resources (chiefly coal, oil, and natural gas). Capital: Juneau. Pop: 648 818 (2003 est). Area: 1 530 694 sq km (591 004 sq miles) AbbreviationAlaswith zip codeAK
- Gulf of Alaskathe N part of the Pacific, between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago
Alaska
- State in northwesternmost North America bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north; Yukon , Canada , to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the south; and the Bering Sea to the west. Its capital is Juneau, and its largest city is Anchorage .
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ··첹 adjective noun
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“We are all afraid,” Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said this month, expressing concerns in Congress that the administration will retaliate against the noncompliant.
President Trump has also ramped up oil-and-gas drilling, coal production and natural-resources mining, including in sensitive landscapes such as parts of rural Alaska.
Trump easily carried Alaska all three times he ran for president.
The decision comes after several other locations, including in Alaska, Nebraska and South Dakota, had already halted launches.
The deal is not valid in Alaska, Hawaii and U.S. territories.
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