State of Alaska

Alax̂sxax̂ (Aleut) Alaaskaq (Inupiaq) Alaskaq (Central Yupik) Anáaski (Tlingit) Alas'kaaq (Alutiiq) Аляска (Russian) State of Alaska
Flag
Motto: North to the Future
Anthem: Alaska's Flag

Indigenous nations in Alaska

This article is a stub. You can help improve this article by editing it.

The State of Alaska is a state of the United States of America, located on the northwest extremity of North America. Alaska borders the Yukon territory and the province of British Columbia of Canada and does not share a border with other US states.

Alaska is the largest state of the US by area, comprising 1,723,337 km² (665,384 sq mi) and is the most sparsely populated state, with population density of only 0.42/km² (1.10/sq mi).

Etymology

The name Alaska is derived from the Unangax (Aleut) word alaxsxa or alaxsxix, both meaning “mainland” or “great land.” First documented use of the name "Alaska" is in a colonial document, published in 1787 in Irkutsk.