Whats the geography of Alaska like?
Alaska is one of the two U.S. States not bordered by another state, Hawaii being the other. It is the only non-contiguous state in North America; about 500 miles (800 km) of CanadaCanadian territory separate Alaska from Washington. Alaska is thus an exclave of the United States that is part of the Continental United Statescontinental U.S. but is not part of the contiguous U.S. (The other two exclaves of the United States are the Northwest Angle of Minnesota, and Point Roberts, Washington.) Alaska is also the only state whose capital city is accessible only via Water transportship or aviationair. No roads connect Juneau City and Borough, AlaskaJuneau to the rest of the state. It is bordered by YukonYukon 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 in the United States in terms of lan
