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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 2017
Page
9
Alaska became the 49th state in 1959 and was bought from Russia in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars. Early native peoples, Russian fur traders, and settlers followed, with Sitka as the early capital and gold mining driving growth into the 1900s.
Alaska features rich resources from oil and metals to a vast pipeline system. Denali towers 20310 feet as glaciers, volcanoes, and wildlife shape the state’s enduring appeal and challenges.
Alaska hosts diverse wildlife from Kodiak bears to whales seals puffins and caribou. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race occurs each March with the southern route covering 998 miles this year. The 2016 winner finished in eight days 11 hours 20 minutes 16 seconds.
A list of web resources and books for Alaska studies including links to bit.ly and nps sites along with library recommendations featuring Emily Rose Oachs and Tamra B. Orr titles about Alaska The Last Frontier.
In early January Alaska’s Bogoslof volcano produced ash eruptions on a remote Aleutian island. Some trans Pacific flights were diverted to avoid ash plumes about 850 miles southwest of Anchorage. The Iditarod begins on Saturday March 4. Watch your newspaper for race articles.
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