Alaska, northernmost and westernmost state of the United States, and the largest state of the Union. It occupies the extreme northwestern region of the North American continent and is separated from Asia by the 82-km (51-mi) wide Bering Strait.
	Alaska has belonged to the United States since 1867, when it was bought from Russia by Secretary of State William H. Seward. The United States paid Russia $7.2 million for the rights of the Russian American Company in Alaska.
	Anchorage is Alaska's largest city, followed by Fairbanks and then Juneau, the state capital.   4* Trivia    Play our on-line Trivia game to win cash prizes. Enter our sweepstakes to win trips, computers or cash prizes up to 250,000.