Outline of Alaska

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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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 6194 meters is the highest point of North America.

Geography of Alaska

Alaska is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America

Location: westernmost North America

Northern and Western Hemisphere

Americas

North America

Anglo America

Northern America

United States of America

Alaska Time Zone

Population of Alaska: 710,231 (2010 U.S. Census)

Area of Alaska:

Atlas of Alaska

Places in Alaska

Historic places in Alaska

Ghost towns in Alaska

National Historic Landmarks in Alaska

National Register of Historic Places listings in Alaska

Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska

National Natural Landmarks in Alaska

National parks in Alaska – see also List of areas in the United States National Park System.

Denali National Park and Preserve

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Katmai National Park and Preserve

Kenai Fjords National Park

Kobuk Valley National Park

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

State parks in Alaska

Environment of Alaska

Climate of 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

List of reservoirs and dams of Alaska

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

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

Alaska Interior

Alaska North Slope

Alaska Panhandle

Arctic Alaska

Kenai Peninsula

Matanuska-Susitna Valley

Alaska Peninsula

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

Administrative divisions of Alaska

Boroughs and census areas of the state of Alaska

Municipalities in Alaska

Cities in Alaska

State capital of Alaska: Juneau

Largest city in Alaska: Anchorage (66th largest city in the United States)

City nicknames in Alaska

Native tribal entities

Towns in Alaska

Boroughs of Alaska

List of boroughs in Alaska

Aleutians East Borough

Anchorage

Borough

Bristol Bay Borough

Fairbanks North Star Borough

Haines Borough

Juneau

Kenai Peninsula Borough

Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Kodiak Island Borough

Lake and Peninsula Borough

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

North Slope Borough

Northwest Arctic Borough

Sitka Borough

Skagway Borough

Unorganized Borough

Wrangell

Yakutat City and Borough

Demography of Alaska

Alaska locations by per capita income

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

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

Alaska Legislature (bicameral)

Upper house: Alaska Senate

Lower house: Alaska House of Representatives

Alaska Legislative Council

List of Alaska State Legislatures

Judicial branch of the government of Alaska

Alaska Court System

Supreme Court of Alaska

United States District Court for the District of Alaska

List of United States federal courthouses in 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. 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

Alaska National Guard

Alaska Air National Guard

Alaska Army National Guard

Alaska State Defense Force

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

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 Anchorage, Alaska

History of Fairbanks, Alaska

History of Alaska, by subject

History of aviation in Alaska

History of slavery in Alaska

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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Alaska

Episcopal Diocese of Alaska

Orthodox parishes 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. 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.

State soil: Tanana, adopted unknown.