Outline of Alaska explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Alaska:

Alaska - most extensive, northernmost, westernmost, highest, second newest, and least densely populated of the 50 states of the United States of America. Alaska occupies the westernmost extent of the Americas, bordering British Columbia and the Yukon, and is detached from the other 49 states. The summit of Denali (formerly Mount McKinley) at 6,194 meters (20,308 feet) is the highest point of North America.

General reference

Names
- Common name: Alaska
  - Pronunciation:
- Official name: State of Alaska
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: AK
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-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)^[1] ^[2]
  - Seward's Folly (named after U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward)^[1]
  - 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^[1]
Adjectivals
- Alaska
- Alaskan
Demonym: Alaskan

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^[3])
Area of Alaska:
Atlas of Alaska

Places in Alaska

Environment of Alaska

Climate of Alaska
- Climate change in Alaska
Protected areas in Alaska
- State forests of Alaska
Superfund sites in Alaska
Wildlife of Alaska
- Fauna of Alaska
  - Birds of Alaska
  - Mammals of Alaska

Geographic features of Alaska

Man-made geographic features of Alaska

Natural geographic features of Alaska

Islands of Alaska
Lakes of Alaska
Mountains of Alaska
- Mountain peaks of Alaska
  - Highest mountain peaks of Alaska
- Volcanic craters in Alaska
Rivers of Alaska
- Waterfalls in Alaska

Regions of Alaska

Government and politics of Alaska

Politics of Alaska

Form of government: U.S. state government
United States congressional delegations from Alaska
Alaska State Capitol
Elections in Alaska
- Electoral reform in Alaska
Legal status of Alaska
Political party strength in Alaska
Political scandals
- Alaska political corruption probe

Branches of the government of Alaska

Government of Alaska

Executive branch of the government of Alaska

Governor of Alaska
- Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
State departments
- Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
- Alaska Department of Corrections
- Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
- Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice
- Alaska Permanent Fund
- Alaska Volcano Observatory
- Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- Alaska Department of Natural Resources
- Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
- Alaska State Medical Board
- Alaska State Pension Investment Board

Legislative branch of the government of Alaska

Judicial branch of the government of Alaska

Courts of Alaska

Law and order in Alaska

Cannabis 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.^[4] 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).
Constitution of Alaska
Crime in Alaska
Gun laws in Alaska
Law enforcement in Alaska
- Law enforcement agencies in Alaska
  - Alaska State Troopers
- Penal system in Alaska
  - Alaska Department of Corrections
  - Prisons in Alaska
Same-sex marriage in Alaska

Military in Alaska

Local government in Alaska

Assembly of the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska

History of Alaska

History of Alaska, by period

Prehistory of Alaska
- History of slavery in Alaska
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
- Gold mining in Alaska
  - 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 World War II Army Airfields
  - 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
- Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971
- 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

Casinos in Alaska
Hunting and fishing in Alaska
Gardening in Alaska
Museums in Alaska
People of Alaska
- Natives of Alaska
Religion in Alaska
- Cemeteries in Alaska
- Christianity in Alaska
Scouting in Alaska

The arts in Alaska

Alaska Native art
Cinema in Alaska
- Alaska Film Archives
- Films set in Alaska
Music of Alaska

Sports in Alaska

Alaska Sports Hall of Fame

State symbols of Alaska

State insignia
- - - - Flag of the State of Alaska Seal of the State of Alaska State motto: "North to the Future"
State bird: Willow ptarmigan, adopted by the Territorial Legislature in 1955. It is a small (15–17 inches) 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.^[5] 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.^[6]
State soil: Tanana,^[7] adopted unknown.

Economy and infrastructure of Alaska

Economy of Alaska

Aquaculture in Alaska
Commercial fishing in Alaska
- Alaskan king crab fishing
Communications in Alaska
Energy in Alaska
Companies of Alaska
Gold mining in Alaska
Health care in Alaska
- Hospitals in Alaska

Transportation in Alaska

Government agencies
- Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
Modes of transportation in Alaska
- Air transport in Alaska
  - Airlines in Alaska
  - Airports in Alaska - major airports include:
  - Bush flying in Alaska
- Marine transport in Alaska
  - Alaska Marine Highway System
  - Inside Passage
  - Port of Anchorage
  - Valdez oil terminal
- Bus travel in Alaska
  - Areas operating local bus service^[8]
    - Anchorage: People Mover
    - Bethel
    - 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
  - Railroads in Alaska
- Roads in Alaska
  - Interstate Highways in Alaska
  - State highways in Alaska
- Other modes of transportation in Alaska
  - Mushing - transportation by dogsled.
    - Dogsled
    - Sled dog
  - Off-road transportation
    - All-terrain vehicle
    - Snowmobile

Education in Alaska

Schools in Alaska
- School districts in Alaska
  - Middle schools in Alaska
  - High schools in Alaska
- Higher education in Alaska
  - College athletic programs in Alaska
  - Colleges and universities in Alaska
    - Alaska Pacific University, formerly Alaska Methodist University
    - Sheldon Jackson College
    - University of Alaska
      - University of Alaska Anchorage
      - University of Alaska Fairbanks
        University of Alaska Museum of the North
        
        University of Alaska Press
      - University of Alaska Southeast
  - Legal education in Alaska

External links

- Alaska Community Database System
Alaska's Digital Archives
Alaska, project area of the American Land Conservancy
Alaska Inter-Tribal Council
- Big, Beautiful Alaska – slideshow by Life magazine

U.S. Government

State government

State of Alaska website
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.
Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Recorder's Office

Notes and References

http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ak_intro.htm The Last Frontier State
Web site: Alaska Division of Economic Development . 2011-07-30 . Alaska Division of Economic Development . Alaska Division of Economic Development. 2010-12-21.
Web site: U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts. 2011-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20100527092920/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02000.html. 2010-05-27. dead.
Web site: A History of the Death Penalty in Alaska. Green, Melissa S. . July 20, 2001 . September 21, 2001. July 15, 2010. University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska as a state has never had a death penalty. However, in Alaska's territorial days, eight men were executed under civil authority between 1900 and 1957. Other persons in Alaska were executed extrajudicially in the late 19th century under so-called "miner's laws." There is currently no easily available information on executions that may have taken place under military authority in Alaska.. https://web.archive.org/web/20100605220226/http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/death/alaska/history.html. June 5, 2010. dead. mdy-all.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20090225094636/http://akcf.org/_pages/about_ACF/about_alaska/state_symbols.php . 2009-02-25 . Alaska Conservation Foundation – State Symbols.
Web site: It's official: Malamute now Alaska's state dog – KTUU.com | Alaska's news and information source | . KTUU.com . 2010-05-12 . 2010-06-02.
ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/StateSoil_Profiles/ak_soil.pdf Tanana – Alaska State Soil
Web site: Transit: Grants - Transportation & Public Facilities, State of Alaska . 2011-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100611031426/http://www.dot.alaska.gov/stwdplng/transit/coordinated.shtml . 2010-06-11 . dead .