This is imagined when we heard the word “Alaska”. This place is very cold and covered with thick ice, is located in the northernmost part of the earth. About half of Alaska’s permafrost is closed for half a year and average temperatures below 0 degrees celsius. The sun was almost in hiding for several days in winter. Conversely, in the summer, the sun shines about 20 hours a day. May to September is summer. The temperature gradually increased, from about 13 degrees Celsius until it reaches the peak of 21 degrees Celsius in late July.

If we belong to hunters malls or clubs, shopping when traveling, or you like sunbathing on the beach or enjoying sun shine in a Bali villa pool, you probably will be disappointed not to find all in this region. Alaska is the place to find a different nature than the tropics. Snow, icebergs, and the Alaskan tundra is the main menu. Most of the forest and mountain region is an area of ??nature reserves. Therefore, tourists who visit Alaska would get a view of nature, will also see wildlife, like bears, salmon, bald eagles, reindeer, as well as marine animals, such as sea lions and whales.

Alaska is the 49th sub state of the United States, a relatively large one with the plains of the American continent. Alaska’s land area of 1.5 million square kilometers added 117,000 sq km water. With an area of ??it, Alaska became the largest state in the United States. Alaska Area covers an area one-fifth of the entire United States. Population of 627,000 inhabitants, approximately 69 percent white, 20 percent Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut. The rest are immigrants from Asia, Africa, and other tribes from the Pacific islands.

Alaska’s history begins from fur trading, logging, salmon, gold mining, and oil. Every nation immigrants who brought the story to explore this area and separate development for Alaska. Juneau is located about 965 miles from Anchorage and 1448 miles from Seattle became the capital city since 1900. Although Juneau is the capital of the State of Alaska, Anchorage is the largest city and is the main gate entrance to Alaska.

Gold hunters flocked into Alaska around 1880. Gold mines can be found near the coast to go inland, such as Fairbanks and the Yukon area located in central Alaska. However, many mines are now abandoned because it was not economical. Former gold mine and the path train which is now a bustling tourist center. Alaska is also producer of crude oil. Alyeska Pipeline operates the Trans Alaska oil pipeline Pipeline System. The company is owned by a consortium of 5 companies, BP (Alaska) Inc., ExxonMobile Pipeline Company, Conoco Phillips Transportation Alaska, Unocal Pipeline Company and Koch Alaska Pipeline Company LLC.

Once the extent of Alaska so the crude oil that flowed with the speed of 4 miles per hour from the Prudhoe Bay took nine days to reach the port of Valdez Marine Terminal along the 800 miles. In the harbor was frozen for 365 days had been waiting for 16 000 tankers. Pipeline across the three mountains, the Brooks, Alaska, and Chugach. More than 14 million barrels of crude oil flowed through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System since 1977. Some 17 percent of U.S. oil needs are produced from here. Article by villas in Bali.