*Alaska is die grootste staat in die Verenigde State, maar is ook een van die ylbevolkste state. Die staat is die tuiste van 741 000 mense. Onder hulle is inheemse Alaskane, immigrante, avontuursoekers en werkers in die oliebedryf van ander dele van die land. Die staat huisves ook 'n gemeenskap wat bekend staan as die… Continue reading Nikolaevsk in Kenai skiereiland Alaska USA
Etiket: Alaska
Alaska USA
* Interessant hoe sake sowat 150 jaar gelede gelyk het tussen groot moondhede. Daar is 'n naelstring wat geknip is in tye van nood of nie. Tog was Rusland (USSR) baie nader aan Amerika as wat hulle besef het. Verwronge gesigte wat uit die wolke loer. Satellite image of the Bering Strait. Russia… Continue reading Alaska USA
Diere in Alaska
* Daar is heelwat diere species wat in Alaska en rondom op eilande voorkom. Hier is 'n paar van die indrukwekkende species uit die koue Alaska. Muskox at Alaska - interesting .... Alaska released 34 musk oxen into a frozen wilderness—but their impact went far beyond survival. Discover how these powerful animals transformed the tundra… Continue reading Diere in Alaska
Bering Strait: Alaska – Lynne Cox
* The American endurance swimmer Lynne Cox became the first person to swim across the Bering Strait on 7 August 1987. She swam 2.7 miles (4.3 km) from Little Diomede Island (Alaska, USA) to Big Diomede Island (Soviet Union) in ~33°F to 38°F (approx. 0.5°C to 3.3°C) near-freezing water without a wetsuit, taking… Continue reading Bering Strait: Alaska – Lynne Cox
Bering Seestraat, Alaska
* The Bering Strait is the Pacific’s northernmost part and separates Asia and North America, particularly Russia and the United States. It connects the Bering Sea to the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic Ocean. At the strait’s narrowest point, Asia (Russia) and North America (the US) are just 85 km apart. The narrowest point is… Continue reading Bering Seestraat, Alaska
99 Leasehold (99 jaar Pag stelsel)
* Properties are of two or even more kinds — freehold property and leasehold property. While the former refers to properties that are "free from hold" of any other entity except the owner for an indefinite period, the latter are properties usually leased for a period, commonly for 99 years from the time of construction.… Continue reading 99 Leasehold (99 jaar Pag stelsel)



