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U.S. and British Newspapers Respond to the Sale of Alaska in 1867
1895 Map of Alaska. Source: 1895 U.S. Atlas. "Russia has sold us a sucked orange. Whatever may be the value of that territory and its outlying islands to us, it has ceased to be of any to Russia.
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Alaska treaty first widely criticized in US, but Russian nationalists said to regret massive American land grab today
The United States made the deal of the centuries — securing the vast Alaska territory from Russia for $7.2 million — on this day in history, Oct. 18, 1867. The transfer of 665,000 square miles ...
Map Accurately Compares Size of Texas to Europe?
A map shared to social media in mid-October 2024 accurately compared the size of Texas to Europe. The map shared online ...
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Border Patrol: Drawing the line between Alaska and Canada
After the U.S. 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia, the inherited treaty needed ... The countries would create maps based on ...
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
An interesting geographical fact is that Finland and North Korea are separated by only one country. That country is Russia.
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Meet Little Diomede Island in Alaska, the 'eyes and ears' of the United States just 2.4 miles from Russia
noting that Soolook told Insider that life on the island hasn't changed dramatically since Russia invaded Ukraine. "We keep the eyes and ears." The city of Diomede, Alaska, on Little Diomede ...
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China and Russia stage first joint bomber patrol near Alaska
Russia and China have staged a joint patrol over the north Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea near the coast of Alaska. The two countries have carried out several joint patrols in the past ...
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Russia Says It Can't Build All the Vessels It Needs for Arctic Route
The Northern Sea Route stretches some 5,600 kilometers along Russia's coast between Norway and Alaska, offering a shorter passage to Asia than the Suez Canal. Image by kappaphoto via iStock Russia ...
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ARCTIC MENACE: Chinese, Russian Operations off Coast of Alaska
Specifically, two Chinese coast guard vessels, accompanied by two Russian border guard patrol vessels, were observed by the U.S. Coast Guard near the maritime boundary between the U.S. and Russia.
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US troops in Alaska's tundra prepare against Russia and China
An curved arrow pointing right. Eight thousand troops perform military exercises like hauling artillery, deploying attack helicopters, and parachuting into Alaska's Arctic tundra. Here's a closer ...
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On this day in history, October 18, 1867, United States purchases Alaska from Russia for cool $7.2 million
The United States made the deal of the centuries — securing the vast Alaska territory from Russia for $7.2 million — on this day in history, Oct. 18, 1867. The transfer of 665,000 square miles ...
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Russia’s Warming Arctic Is a Climate Threat. War Has Shut Scientists Out of It.
Russia has imposed hurdles of its own on cooperation with the West. Syndonia Bret-Harte, the science director of Toolik Field Station and a University of Alaska Fairbanks professor. “It is like ...