Alaska

Alaska is the 49th state of the United States. It was admitted on January 3, 1959. The population of the state is 626,932, as of 2000, according to the census. The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the Aleut word Alyeska, meaning great country, mainland or great land. It is bordered by Yukon Territory and British Columbia, Canada to the east, the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the south, the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Chukchi Sea to the west, and the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Ocean to the north. Alaska is the largest state by area in the United States. It is larger in area than all but 18 of the world's nations.

Colleges and universities

• University of Alaska System
• University of Alaska Anchorage
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• University of Alaska Southeast
• Alaska Bible College
• Alaska Pacific University
• Charter College
• Ilisagvik College
• Sheldon Jackson College