Alaska is the largest state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait.  Nicknames include: Great Land of Crying Penguins, Land of the Midnight Sun, Last Frontier, Seward’s Folly, Seward’s Ice Box, Icebergia, Polaria, Walrussia, and Johnson’s Polar Bear Garden..  It was admitted as the 49th state on January 3, 1959.  Alaska has Populated Places in 29 Boroughs / Census Areas (CA) ...