Alaska

Alaska is the largest U.S. state of them all.It is situated in the northwest extremity of North America.It borders The Yukon Territory in Canada and British Columbia to the east,The Arctic Ocean to the north,and the Pacific Ocean to the south and the west and Russia is further west across the Bering Strait.Alaska is home to Mount McKinley,at 20,320 ft above sea level,it is the highest mountain on the continent.The birding haven of Attu is also located here.Alaska is considered a good place to go birding.Its biggest city is Anchorage and the capital is Juneau.It has the longest coastline of any U.S. state combined.It became a U.S. territory in 1867 until became a U.S. state in 1959,

Notable Places in the book

 * Attu Island
 * Anchorage
 * Talkeetna
 * Juneau
 * The Pribilof Islands
 * St. Lawrence Island
 * Kiska Island
 * The Aleutian Islands
 * Dutch Harbor
 * Ketchikan
 * Skagway
 * Denali National Park