the largest state of the US, in the extreme north-west of North America, with coasts on the Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, and North Pacific; pop. 686,293 (est. 2008); capital, Juneau. The territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 and became the 49th state of the US in 1959.
阿拉斯加(美国最大的州,位于北美洲西北部顶端,濒临北冰洋、白令海和北太平洋,2008年估计人口686,293, 首府朱诺;该地区于1867年从俄罗斯购得,1959年成为美国第49个州)。