Every Lake
Alaska
More coastline than the rest of the country combined, and a capital no road reaches.
Alaska in relief
The land itself, cut in six steps of birch from the lowlands to the high ground — the cities starred, the summit and rise on the title block. No counties, no roads: just the shape of Alaska.
About Alaska
Alaska is a fifth the size of the entire lower 48 and shaped by three arms: the Southeast panhandle running down the Inside Passage, the Alaska Peninsula trailing into the Aleutian chain far out into the Pacific, and the Seward Peninsula reaching toward Russia. The Alaska Range curves through the south with Denali at 20,310 feet, the highest point in North America; the Brooks Range crosses the far north above the Arctic Circle, with the North Slope beyond it. The Yukon River runs some 1,980 miles across the interior. Alaska is divided into boroughs and census areas rather than counties.
The United States bought Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million, and it entered on January 3, 1959 as the 49th state. Juneau, a gold-strike town wedged between mountains and the Gastineau Channel, has been the capital since 1906 and is still reachable only by boat or plane — no road connects it to the rest of the state. The board carries the Alaska Highway, the Dalton Highway running north to Deadhorse, and glaciers larger than some states.
- Six layers of birch — the land in elevation steps
- The summit and total rise on the title block
- The major cities, starred and named
- Title block with the admission date and capital
- A double rule engraved around the edge
- Every county line and the state border
- The interstates with their shields
- The major cities, starred and named
- Title block with the admission date and capital
- A mile ruler engraved around the frame
