Some researchers believe the first Russian settlement in Alaska was established in the 17th century. Although wind and hydroelectric power are abundant and underdeveloped, proposals for statewide energy systems (e.g. The fund was originally proposed by Governor Keith Miller on the eve of the 1969 Prudhoe Bay lease sale, out of fear that the legislature would spend the entire proceeds of the sale (which amounted to $900 million) at once. Alyáska) was introduced in the Russian colonial period when it was used to refer to the Alaska Peninsula. Stevens had been convicted on seven felony counts of failing to report gifts on Senate financial discloser forms one week before the election. The 1968 discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay and the 1977 completion of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System led to an oil boom. The primary crops are potatoes, carrots, lettuce, and cabbage. [5] Close to two dozen native languages are spoken, and Alaskan Natives exercise considerable influence in local and state politics. The smallest towns and villages must rely on scheduled or chartered bush flying services using general aviation aircraft such as the Cessna Caravan, the most popular aircraft in use in the state. Guided Land Tours. Delta-area crops consist predominantly of barley and hay. Glacier ice covers about 28,957 square miles (75,000 km2) of Alaska. As a result, an increasing number of Russian Orthodox churches gradually became established within Alaska. The remaining population was scattered throughout Alaska, both within organized boroughs and in the Unorganized Borough, in largely remote areas. GCI owns and operates what it calls the Alaska United Fiber Optic system[104] and as of late 2011 Alaska Communications advertised that it has "two fiber optic paths to the lower 48 and two more across Alaska. The most prominent orchestra in Alaska is the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, though the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra and Juneau Symphony are also notable. In 2006 Alaska had the highest number of pilots per capita of any U.S. As Alaska is big, so too is its beauty. Irritiert? [46] As of November 2014[update], the state's unemployment rate was 6.6%. The program requires 70% of that subsidy to go to carriers who offer passenger service to the communities. The new law means people over 21 can consume small amounts of pot. [68] Alaskan Hindus often share venues and celebrations with members of other Asian religious communities, including Sikhs and Jains. West of Fairbanks lies another concentration of small farms catering to restaurants, the hotel and tourist industry, and community-supported agriculture. Аронов В. Н. Патриарх Камчатского мореходства. In addition, Republican governor Wally Hickel was elected to the office for a second term in 1990 after leaving the Republican party and briefly joining the Alaskan Independence Party ticket just long enough to be reelected. [116] The Department of Revenue Tax Division[117] reports regularly on the state's revenue sources. The Gwich'in people of the northern Interior region are Athabaskan and primarily known today for their dependence on the caribou within the much-contested Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The vast majority of Hindus live in Anchorage or Fairbanks. [80][81] Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's North Slope is still the second highest-yielding oil field in the United States, typically producing about 400,000 barrels per day (64,000 m3/d), although by early 2014 North Dakota's Bakken Formation was producing over 900,000 barrels per day (140,000 m3/d). The climate of Western Alaska is determined in large part by the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska. The psychological thriller Insomnia, starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams, was shot in Canada, but was set in Alaska. The world's busiest seaplane base is Lake Hood, located next to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, where flights bound for remote villages without an airstrip carry passengers, cargo, and many items from stores and warehouse clubs. Between 1774 and 1800, Spain sent several expeditions to Alaska to assert its claim over the Pacific Northwest. Oder freuen Sie sich darüber, dass Ihr … The North Slope and Little Diomede Island are occupied by the widespread Inupiat people. Most visitors find that the cities, while always unique and interesting in themselves, are best used as base camps for exploring the wilds beyond. The population of Ketchikan for example fluctuates dramatically on many days—up to four large cruise ships can dock there at the same time. The system also operates a ferry service from Bellingham, Washington and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, in Canada through the Inside Passage to Skagway. It contains the state capital Juneau, the former capital Sitka, and Ketchikan, at one time Alaska's largest city. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. [62] The largest religious denominations in Alaska as of 2010[update] were the Catholic Church with 50,866 adherents, non-denominational Evangelical Protestants with 38,070 adherents, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with 32,170 adherents, and the Southern Baptist Convention with 19,891 adherents. We have reviews of the best places to see in Alaska. Hispanics or Latinos of any race made up 5.5% of the population. Alaska is the largest U.S. state by area and the seventh-largest subnational division in the world. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions. No state has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate fewer times. [105] In January 2011, it was reported that a $1 billion project to connect Asia and rural Alaska was being planned, aided in part by $350 million in stimulus from the federal government.[106]. Effectively, the corporations hold title (including subsurface title in many cases, a privilege denied to individual Alaskans) but cannot sell the land. In addition to enforcing traffic and criminal law, wildlife Troopers enforce hunting and fishing regulations. Ben Potter, the University of Alaska Fairbanks archaeologist who unearthed the remains at the Upward River Sun site in 2013, named this new group Ancient Beringians. Tourists have contributed to the economy by supporting local lodging. When completed, the mosque will be the first in the state and one of the northernmost mosques in the world. The North Slope is mostly tundra peppered with small villages. See Alaska's highlights by railroad or motorcoach in a group of up to 50. Due to the varied terrain and wide scope of the Troopers' duties, they employ a wide variety of land, air, and water patrol vehicles. The 1991 film White Fang, based on Jack London's 1906 novel and starring Ethan Hawke, was filmed in and around Haines. Literally, it means object to which the action of the sea is directed.[6][7][8]. A portion of that acreage is occasionally ceded to organized boroughs, under the statutory provisions pertaining to newly formed boroughs. The baby's DNA showed that she belonged to a population that was genetically separate from other native groups present elsewhere in the New World at the end of the Pleistocene. Mushers from all over the world come to Anchorage each March to compete for cash, prizes, and prestige. Source: flickr.com. [82] Prudhoe Bay was the largest conventional oil field ever discovered in North America, but was much smaller than Canada's enormous Athabasca oil sands field, which by 2014 was producing about 1,500,000 barrels per day (240,000 m3/d) of unconventional oil, and had hundreds of years of producible reserves at that rate. Alaska Cities With The Largest Black Population For 2020. Estimates for the number of Muslims in Alaska range from 2,000 to 5,000. The table at the bottom of this section lists the 100 largest cities and census-designated places in Alaska, in population order. Alaska regularly supports Republicans in presidential elections and has done so since statehood. Alaska Natives, while organized in and around their communities, have been active within the Native corporations. The climate of Anchorage and south central Alaska is mild by Alaskan standards due to the region's proximity to the seacoast. [115] It is one of five states with no sales tax, one of seven states with no individual income tax, and—along with New Hampshire—one of two that has neither. Rural, mostly unpopulated areas south of the Alaska Range and west of the Wrangell Mountains also fall within the definition of South Central, as do the Prince William Sound area and the communities of Cordova and Valdez. Alaska was formerly the only state in which possession of one ounce or less of marijuana in one's home was completely legal under state law, though the federal law remains in force. The United States Geological Survey estimates that there are 85.4 trillion cubic feet (2,420 km3) of undiscovered, technically recoverable gas from natural gas hydrates on the Alaskan North Slope. Provisions of ANCSA allowing the corporations' land holdings to be sold on the open market starting in 1991 were repealed before they could take effect. 186 reviews #5 of 16 Sights & Landmarks in Fairbanks. [108] The Supreme Court hears civil appeals and may in its discretion hear criminal appeals.[108]. [89], The cost of goods in Alaska has long been higher than in the contiguous 48 states. In 1789 a Spanish settlement and fort were built in Nootka Sound. [119] The state government has had to drastically reduce its budget, and has brought its budget shortfall from over $2 billion in 2016 to under $500 million by 2018. All recording districts use the same acceptance criteria, fee schedule, etc., for accepting documents into the public record. In much of the state, the troopers serve as the only police force available. Policies. Geologists have identified Alaska as part of Wrangellia, a large region consisting of multiple states and Canadian provinces in the Pacific Northwest, which is actively undergoing continent building. It is technically part of the continental U.S., but is sometimes not included in colloquial use; Alaska is not part of the contiguous U.S., often called "the Lower 48". Some one-third of the state lies within the Arctic Circle … [114], To finance state government operations, Alaska depends primarily on petroleum revenues and federal subsidies. 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A total of 5.2% of Alaskans speak one of the state's 20 indigenous languages,[58] known locally as "native languages". The Alaska Rail network is not connected to Outside. [citation needed] Yakutat City, Sitka, Juneau, and Anchorage are the four largest cities in the U.S. by area. Alaska was loosely governed by the military initially, and was administered as a district starting in 1884, with a governor appointed by the President of the United States. It was the second-most-powerful earthquake in recorded history, with a moment magnitude of 9.2 (more than a thousand times as powerful as the 1989 San Francisco earthquake). An example of a traditional native food is Akutaq, the Eskimo ice cream, which can consist of reindeer fat, seal oil, dried fish meat and local berries. Numerous indigenous peoples occupied Alaska for thousands of years before the arrival of European peoples to the area. [96] The tunnel is the longest combination road and rail tunnel in North America. It is the third-least populous and the most sparsely populated state, but by far the continent's most populous territory located mostly north of the 60th parallel, with an estimated population of 738,432 as of 2015—more than quadruple the combined populations of Northern Canada and Greenland. The richest location in Alaska by per capita income is Halibut Cove ($89,895). At an elevation of 20,310 feet, Alaska’s Denali is North America’s highest peak. [citation needed], Rural Alaska suffers from extremely high prices for food and consumer goods compared to the rest of the country, due to the relatively limited transportation infrastructure. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (. At 663,268 square miles (1,717,856 km2) in area, Alaska is by far the largest state in the United States, and is more than twice the size of the second-largest U.S. state, Texas. Alaska has had a problem with a "brain drain". 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Much of this service can be attributed to the Alaska bypass mail program which subsidizes bulk mail delivery to Alaskan rural communities. Various races are held around the state, but the best known is the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a 1,150-mile (1,850 km) trail from Anchorage to Nome (although the distance varies from year to year, the official distance is set at 1,049 miles or 1,688 km). Although most small towns and villages in Alaska lie along the coastline, the cost of importing food to remote villages can be high, because of the terrain and difficult road conditions, which change dramatically, due to varying climate and precipitation changes. In October 2014, the governor of Alaska signed a bill declaring the state's 20 indigenous languages to have official status. Contents: Subdivision. Denali, and the Denali National Park are located here. Approximately three-quarters of that figure were people who live in urban and suburban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the city limits of Ketchikan, Kodiak, Palmer and Wasilla. Alaska is one of America’s newest states. A vast, uninhabited wilderness overwhelms the comparatively small cities in the state, such as commercial-minded Anchorage, with its many things to do, and tucked-away Juneau (a curious state capital with no road access). Military bases are a significant component of the economy in the Fairbanks North Star, Anchorage and Kodiak Island boroughs, as well as Kodiak. It is well known for its summertime tour passenger service. [86] The cost of a gallon of gas in urban Alaska today is usually thirty to sixty cents higher than the national average; prices in rural areas are generally significantly higher but vary widely depending on transportation costs, seasonal usage peaks, nearby petroleum development infrastructure and many other factors. The bulk of remaining commercial flight offerings come from small regional commuter airlines such as Ravn Alaska, PenAir, and Frontier Flying Service. Rätsel-Frage: Stadt in Alaska, Was möchtest Du tun?---Eintrag ändernEintrag hinzufügen. Вахрин С. Покорители великого океана. Large swaths of the Alaskan coastline offer wind and geothermal energy potential as well.[85]. The icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, »race«, ethnicity). Kreuzworträtsel-Hilfe Lisa Murkowski, senior United States Senator, Dan Sullivan, junior United States Senator. An exclave of the U.S., it borders the Canadian province of British Columbia and territory of Yukon to the east and southeast and has a maritime border with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the west. Whatever you call it, there's a lot riding on it", "Alaska United Fiber Optic System homepage", Arctic fiber-optic cable could benefit far-flung Alaskans, "State of Alaska Workforce Profile Fiscal Year 2013", "Judge rules against Alaska marijuana law", "Questions And Answers—About Alaskan Independence", "Marijuana Is Now Legal in Alaska, The 3rd U.S. State With Legal Pot", Marijuana milestone: Alaska's first pot shop opens to the public in Valdez, "12 states that have either no income or sales taxes", "How Friendly Is Your State's Tax System? Alaska's reindeer herding is concentrated on Seward Peninsula, where wild caribou can be prevented from mingling and migrating with the domesticated reindeer. The state's most populous city is Anchorage, home to 278,700 people in 2006, 225,744 of whom live in the urbanized area. Steven Seagal's 1994 On Deadly Ground, starring Michael Caine, was filmed in part at the Worthington Glacier near Valdez. The Aleutian Islands chain extends west from the southern tip of the Alaska Peninsula. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, and provides partial funding for other boarding schools, including Nenana Student Living Center in Nenana and The Galena Interior Learning Academy in Galena.[126]. In 2000, 57.71% of Alaska's area has this status, with 13.05% of the population. С.67–69. Precipitation is sparse in the Interior, often less than 10 in (25 cm) a year, but what precipitation falls in the winter tends to stay the entire winter. Many Alaskans take advantage of salmon seasons to harvest portions of their household diet while fishing for subsistence, as well as sport. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the majority of Fairbanks (including North Pole and the military base), and South Anchorage typically have the strongest Republican showing. Statehood for Alaska was an important cause of James Wickersham early in his tenure as a congressional delegate. Even in July, the average low temperature in Utqiagvik is 34 °F (1 °C). The state is considered the entry point for the settlement of North America by way of the Bering land bridge. Many films and television shows set in Alaska are not filmed there; for example, Northern Exposure, set in the fictional town of Cicely, Alaska, was filmed in Roslyn, Washington. The state's road system covers a relatively small area of the state, linking the central population centers and the Alaska Highway, the principal route out of the state through Canada. The state capital of Juneau is the second-largest city in the United States by area, comprising more territory than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware. Wilderness Lodge Vacations. The chain of volcanoes extends to Mount Spurr, west of Anchorage on the mainland. Large Group Tours. The official state song of Alaska is "Alaska's Flag", which was adopted in 1955; it celebrates the flag of Alaska. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort seas of the Arctic Ocean, while the Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest. To qualify for the Permanent Fund Dividend, one must have lived in the state for a minimum of 12 months, maintain constant residency subject to allowable absences,[88] and not be subject to court judgments or criminal convictions which fall under various disqualifying classifications or may subject the payment amount to civil garnishment. In modern times (that is, any time after the mid-late 1920s), dog mushing is more of a sport than a true means of transportation. Alaska Guide Co. is based in Valdez, Alaska and seeks to educate people on Alaska through adventure tours and online informational resources. Statehood supporters also found themselves fighting major battles against political foes, mostly in the U.S. Congress but also within Alaska. Alaska's capital, which had been in Sitka until 1906, was moved north to Juneau. This hypothesis is based on the testimony of Chukchi geographer Nikolai Daurkin, who had visited Alaska in 1764–1765 and who had reported on a village on the Kheuveren River, populated by "bearded men" who "pray to the icons". In addition, the state operates a boarding school, Mt. 3.—2000. Most of the population lives along the coast. [103], Alaska's internet and other data transport systems are provided largely through the two major telecommunications companies: GCI and Alaska Communications. The Permanent Fund is often considered to be one of the leading examples of a "Basic income" policy in the world. The name "Alaska" (Russian: Аля́ска, tr. [56] Most of Alaska's native languages belong to either the Eskimo–Aleut or Na-Dene language families; however, some languages are thought to be isolates (e.g. The Man. The Alaska Legislature consists of a 40-member House of Representatives and a 20-member Senate. Unimak Island, for example, is home to Mount Shishaldin, which is an occasionally smoldering volcano that rises to 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above the North Pacific. Upon arriving in Alaska, they set up "Camp Hollywood" in Northwest Alaska, where they lived during the duration of the filming. [40] Unalaska/Dutch Harbor and Adak became significant bases for the United States Army, United States Army Air Forces and United States Navy. Alaska has vast energy resources, although its oil reserves have been largely depleted. [14] The city of Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, is the northernmost city in the United States and is located here. Facebook Twitter YouTube. McCain's running mate was Sarah Palin, the state's governor and the first Alaskan on a major party ticket. Tsimshianic). The state of Alaska employs approximately 16,000 people statewide.[107]. An area stretching from the northern side of the Seward Peninsula to the Kobuk River valley (i. e., the region around Kotzebue Sound) is technically a desert, with portions receiving less than 10 in (25 cm) of precipitation annually. The Court of Appeals is required to hear appeals from certain lower-court decisions, including those regarding criminal prosecutions, juvenile delinquency, and habeas corpus. [50], According to the 2011 American Community Survey, 83.4% of people over the age of five spoke only English at home. [63] Alaska has been identified, along with Pacific Northwest states Washington and Oregon, as being the least religious states of the USA, in terms of church membership,[64][65]. Like all other U.S. states, Alaska is governed as a republic, with three branches of government: an executive branch consisting of the governor of Alaska and his or her appointees which head executive departments; a legislative branch consisting of the Alaska House of Representatives and Alaska Senate; and a judicial branch consisting of the Alaska Supreme Court and lower courts.