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Derived termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Alaska ( / ə ˈ l æ s k ə /) is the largest state of the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Approximately half of Alaska's 698,473 residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. As of 2009, Alaska remains the least densely populated state of the U.S. Alaska was purchased from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million at about two cents per acre ($4.74/km²). The land went through several administrative changes before becoming an organized territory on May 11, 1912, and the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959. The name "Alaska" (Аляска) was already introduced in the Russian colonial time, when it was used only for the peninsula and is derived from the Aleut alaxsxaq, meaning "the mainland" or more literally, "the object towards which the action of the sea is directed". It is also known as Alyeska, the "great land", an Aleut word derived from the same root. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How much oil supply does Alaska really hold? Q. Sarah Palin states that Alaska is the key to the US becoming energy self-sufficient. But how much oil can we reasonably expect Alaska to have? Asked by Krazy Rabbit - Thu Sep 4 21:48:45 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. The U.S. Geological Service issued a report in April ('08) that only scientists and oilmen knew was coming, but man was it big. It was a revised report (hadn't been updated since '95) on how much oil was in this area of the western 2/3 of North Dakota; western South Dakota; and extreme eastern Montana ... check THIS out: The Bakken is the largest domestic oil discovery since Alaska's Prudhoe Bay, and has the potential to eliminate all American dependence on foreign oil. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates it at 503 billion barrels. Even if just 10% of the oil is recoverable... at $107 a barrel, we're looking at a resource base worth more than $5.3 trillion. 'When I first briefed legislators on this, you could… [cont.] Answered by Can music save your mortal soul? - Thu Sep 4 22:00:47 2008 How do u feel travelling a trip to Alaska by a cruise and go fishing in this summer? Q. From India to Alaska thru Cruise,what is the expense and what are the requirements? Asked by durga p - Wed Apr 8 07:57:58 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. The cruise ship companies are reducing their prices for summer cruises to Alaska. Go to travel web sites, such as expedia to see some of the bargains. There are some great deals on cruises from Washington state to Alaska. Many cruise companies offer fishing trips, for an extra cost, when they are docked in Juneau or Sitka or Ketchikan or Seward, Alaska. If you have the time, you can save a lot of money by planning your own cruise vacation. If you do not want to do this work, contact a travel agent. Have fun. Alaska is beautiful! Answered by littlemissknowitall - Sun Apr 12 03:29:40 2009 How long do you have to wait for Baked Alaska in a restaurant?
Q. I thought I heard once that Baked Alaska should be ordered at the beginning of a meal when eating out, because it takes so long to make; is this true? If so, how long does it take? I'm just working on a story (fiction) and need to know, because I want the characters to have to wait a ridiculously long time for dessert to be ready. Am I perhaps thinking of something else? Asked by CollegeMom - Wed Jun 10 00:40:32 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. A particular restaurant might need more time if they prepare it individually. It is cake and ice cream (the "Alaska" part), covered with beaten, sweatened eggs whites (meringe) which is then toasted under a broiler or torch flame -the "baked" part. Ideally, you freeze the cake and ice cream and the pan / bowl that contains them. That way they stay frozen for the brief time in the broiler oven. So at home, you'd start well in advance. But most restaurant do considerable prep work on all their menu items. So they can be prepared more quickly and so there are efficiencies in preparation - dealing in the cake and ice cream once to make 30 desserts in advance, instead of handling the ingredients 30 separate times. So yes, you may have… [cont.] Answered by David in Kenai - Fri Jun 12 03:32:42 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Alaska" AlaskaFrom Wikiquote Jump to: navigation, search This page lacks sufficient introduction or links to Wikipedia. Without such information, it is hard to distinguish this topic from similarly-named topics or to research quotations. You can help Wikiquote by adding it. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. You can help Wikiquote by introducing appropriate citations.Quotations about Alaska This Geography article is a stub. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it.Sourced
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