Alaska Peninsula
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The Alaska Peninsula extends about 497 mi to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. The peninsula separates the Pacific Ocean from Bristol Bay, an arm of the Ber
Peulik Volcano and cottongrass meadow
Springtime hiker near Chiginagak Volcano in May 2007
Peulik Volcano and Ukinrek Maars
Gorge in Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
Alaska
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Alaska is a U.S. state located in the northwestern regions of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is cons
Alaska Peninsula
…Peninsula or the Aleutian Peninsula, Aleut: Alaxsxix̂; Sugpiaq: Aluuwiq, Al'uwiq) extends about 497 mi (800 km) to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. The peninsula separates the Pacific Ocean from Bristol Bay, an arm of the Bering Sea. In literature (especially…
The Russian settlement of St. Paul's Harbor, present-day Kodiak town, Kodiak Island, 1814
Miners and prospectors climb the Chilkoot Trail during the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush.
Signing of the Alaska Treaty (1867)
U.S. troops navigate snow and ice during the Battle of Attu in May 1943.