Outline of Alaska#History of Alaska

{{Short description|Overview and topical guide of Alaska}}

{{see also|Index of Alaska-related articles}}

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

Alaskamost 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 (also called Mount McKinley) at 6,194 meters (20,308 feet) is the highest point of North America.

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General reference

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Geography of Alaska

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Geography of Alaska

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=Places in Alaska=

=Environment of Alaska=

== Geographic features of Alaska ==

===Man-made geographic features of Alaska===

===Natural geographic features of Alaska===

=Regions of Alaska=

==Administrative divisions of Alaska==

=== Boroughs of Alaska ===

=Demography of Alaska=

Government and politics of Alaska

=Branches of the government of Alaska=

==Executive branch of the government of Alaska==

==Legislative branch of the government of Alaska==

==Judicial branch of the government 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.{{Cite web|url=http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/death/alaska/history.html|title=A History of the Death Penalty in Alaska|author=Green, Melissa S. |orig-date=July 20, 2001 |date=September 21, 2001|access-date=July 15, 2010|publisher=University of Alaska Anchorage|quote=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.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605220226/http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/death/alaska/history.html|archive-date=June 5, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} 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=

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History of Alaska

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Culture of Alaska

=The arts in Alaska=

=Sports in Alaska=

=State symbols of Alaska=

State symbols of Alaska

  • State insignia
  • Flag of the State of Alaska {{Flagicon|Alaska}}
  • Seal of the State of Alaska 18px
  • 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.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225094636/http://akcf.org/_pages/about_ACF/about_alaska/state_symbols.php |archive-date=2009-02-25 |url=http://www.akcf.org/_pages/about_ACF/about_alaska/state_symbols.php |title=Alaska Conservation Foundation – State Symbols}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=12473783 |title=It's official: Malamute now Alaska's state dog – KTUU.com | Alaska's news and information source | |publisher=KTUU.com |date=2010-05-12 |access-date=2010-06-02}}{{dead link|date=November 2010}}
  • State soil: Tanana,[ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/StateSoil_Profiles/ak_soil.pdf Tanana – Alaska State Soil]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} U.S. Department of Agriculture adopted unknown.

Economy and infrastructure of Alaska

= Transportation in Alaska =

Transportation in Alaska

Education in Alaska

See also

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