Barrow, the northernmost city in the U.S., is only 800 miles from the North Pole. After the sun rises in Barrow on May 10, it doesn't set again for nearly three months. When it sets November, Barrow residents don't see the sun again for more than two months.

Anchorage, with 250,000 residents, is the largest city. This is approximately half of all the residents in Alaska. See similar questions...

The northernmost latitude of the lower 48 states is NOT 49N as one might expect at first. It is the Angle Inlet at about 49?23'N in Minnesota. See similar questions...

present, Highway 599 is the most northern provincial highway in Ontario. It extends almost 300 km (186 miles) from Ignace to Central Patricia. Up until about 1971, Ontario used white paint for marking centre lines on highways. This change in practice took place in order to conform with other North American jurisdictions which used yellow paint for centre line markings. See similar questions...

Anchorage is the city where most travelers begin and end their Alaska vacation. However, some travelers use Fairbanks as their entry and departure point for their Alaska tour. In southeast Alaska, Juneau, which is the capitol of Alaska, is the primary town where most tourists begin their travels. Juneau, Alaska is the most popular port in southeast Alaska where many tourists disembark to begin the land based portion of their tour. See similar questions...

Most major airlines fly to Alaska. Many of our trips start and end in different cities (Anchorage or Fairbanks) and not all the major airlines fly to Fairbanks. If you need help, we can arrange a one way flight between Fairbanks and Anchorage on local carrier Frontier Flying. See similar questions...

The Alaska Hunting Regulations book is available from all Department of Fish & Game offices, statewide, and wherever hunting licenses are sold (sporting goods stores, etc.). Current hunting regulations are also available on the division website. You may obtain a copy of the regulations book by contacting the Department of Fish and game by telephone (907/465-4190), email (dfg.dwc.webmaster@alaska.gov) or by mail at See similar questions...

Maps of Game Management Units are included in the Alaska Hunting Regulations book. Topographic maps of the state are available by mail order or over the counter in several Alaska locations, or they may be ordered through the USGS website. Some Alaska sporting goods or outdoor stores stock high demand maps. There are retail stores in larger Alaska communities that specialize in maps. See similar questions...

Most hunts in Alaska are open to anyone with the proper license and harvest ticket, or locking tag in the case of nonresidents. However, where hunter demand is greater than a game population can sustain, hunting is allowed by permit only. Three types of permits are used: drawing, registration and Tier II. Applications for Tier II permits and most drawing permits are accepted only during May. See similar questions...

No. Although the wolf survives as an endangered species in a handful of states, from 7,500 to 10,000 wolves populate Alaska — from the most remote wilderness region to the suburbs of our largest cities. Because so much of this state is undeveloped, with more than 160 million acres permanently set aside in protected status (an area larger than California), the wolf is assured of a permanent home in Alaska. See similar questions...

Alaska firearms laws and regulations are simple and pragmatic. Carrying hunting rifles and shotguns through Canada is also generally simple. In Alaska, hunters may generally possess and use firearms with few restrictions. State law prohibits the following firearms: Handguns are allowed to be carried concealed in Alaska by anyone 21 or older, other than convicted felons, without obtaining a special permit. See similar questions...

No, many mushers have come from other states as well as from many foreign countries. Austria, Australia, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Scotland, Switzerland, and Russia have all fielded teams in the Iditarod. No. Every year a handful of mushers drop out of (scratch) the race. The reasons that a musher may scratch are varied, and tend to often be based in the musher being very tired or not feeling well. See similar questions...

You can book your Alaska Railroad trip through Alaska Denali Tours. The Alaska Railroad schedule for summer 2007 is as follows: Please note: If you are traveling from Fairbanks to Denali, the Alaska Railroad makes timely connections with our lodge bus. However, guests traveling northbound from Anchorage by train will require a stay at the Denali National Park entrance the night before coming to the lodge. See similar questions...

Jersey City lies on a peninsula between the Hudson and Hackensack rivers in northeastern New Jersey, Latitude 40.44 N, Longitude 74.04 W. Seven miles to the west is Newark, New Jersey; across the Hudson River to the east is New York City's, Manhattan Island. See similar questions...

Hunters who are not Alaska residents must be accompanied by a registered Alaska guide when hunting brown/grizzly bears, Dall sheep or mountain goats. Or, they must hunt with an Alaskan “resident” who is within the “second-degree of kindred.” Non-resident alien hunters (hunters who are not US citizens and do not live in the United States) must be accompanied by a guide to hunt any species of big game. A list of licensed Alaska guides is available for $5.00. See similar questions...

Yes, we do. However, only UPS 2nd, UPS Next-Day Air, FedEx 2nd or NextDay Air (currently not shipping options), and USPS deliver to Hawaii, Alaska and other non-continental US addresses. UPS Ground or FedEx 3Day does NOT deliver to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, or US Virgin Islands. Please note that our online shipping calculator may underestimate the shipping charge to these addresses. When they do, we may adjust the shipping manually after receiving the order. See similar questions...

the end of the audit, an error rate will be determined for Alaska's Medicaid payments. Alaska must reimburse the federal government for incorrectly paid claims. If a provider does not send in all requested materials before the deadline, the claim will be marked as improperly paid. See similar questions...

A statistical sample of payments and denials will be submitted to the federal contractors on January 2008. The sample will come from claims with payment dates from Oct. 1, 2007 – Sept. 30, 2008. The State of Alaska will submit samples of claims on a quarterly basis based on the dates of payment or denials. The first quarter audits consist of claims with payment dates from Oct. 1, 2007 to Dec. 31, 2007 (see the attached samples dates that will be pulled each quarter). See similar questions...

The process of evaluating payment accuracy, called the “production cycle,” will take about a year. Then an Alaska Medicaid payment error rate will be calculated. See similar questions...