Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in 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. Alaska is the 4th least populous and the least densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately half of Alaska's 722,718 residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area.

Alaska was purchased from Russia on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million ($120 million adjusted for inflation) at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km²). The land went through several administrative changes before becoming an organized (or incorporated) territory on May 11, 1912, and the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959.

The name "Alaska" (Аляска) was already introduced in the Russian colonial period, when it was used only for the peninsula and is derived from the Aleut alaxsxaq, meaning "the mainland" or, more literally, "the object towards which the action of the sea is directed." It is also known as Alyeska, the "great land," an Aleut word derived from the same root.

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Generation 1 continuity family[]

Marvel Comics continuity[]

Marvel The Transformers comics[]

Hoist was searching for a hidden Constructicon base in the Alaskan wilderness when he got stuck in an abandoned human mine shaft. The desolate landscape only served to put increasing stress on his savior Jazz, who had his logic circuits damaged by the Constructicons upon arrival to boot. Hoist was forced to practically drag his confused friend through the Alaskan woods until they reached a dammed-up river. Devastator ended up destroying the dam, allowing Hoist and Jazz to escape using the flowing river. Template:Storylink

Transformers Comic-Magazin[]

The Decepticons invaded Alaska in force to steal its oil, with the Autobots mobilising to counter them. The battle was going in the Autobot's favour and they had the enemy surrounded, until Quickmix accidentally shot an Autobot Minibot. In the confusion, the Decepticons were able to withdraw. Template:Storylink

Dreamwave Generation One continuity[]

Optimus Prime and the Autobots were drawn to an unidentified part of the Alaskan shoreline due to the presence of a mysterious Autobot ship. They were then ambushed by Megatron and the Decepticons, who were then shocked by the emergence of Scourge from the Autobot ship, who were then defeated soundly by Shockwave and his united Cybertronians. Template:Storylink

Dreamwave Armada continuity[]

When the Mini-Con base on the moon went up in flames, Inferno, Comettor, and the Street Speed Mini-Con Team fled in an escape pod that crashed somewhere in Alaska. Template:Storylink

Cybertron cartoon[]

On their way to investigate an anomaly in the Arctic, Coby, Bud and Lori stopped off in Fairbanks, Alaska to pick up some winter clothes. There, they ran into Lucy Suzuki, who offered to pay for their snow gear and gave them a lift the rest of the way. Template:Storylink Suzuki later continued on her own into northern Alaska, where she and her team located the frozen Crosswise. Template:Storylink Unfortunately, the arrival of Starscream and Sideways led to the release of the Ancient Decepticons who were also imprisoned there. Template:Storylink

Ask Vector Prime[]

Brandon Khendsovan grew up in Sitka, Alaska before moving to Phoenix. Template:Storylink

Transformers: Universe[]

Games[]

Transformers (PS2)[]

During the Autobots' hunt for Mini-Cons, they found Aurora, Bulletproof, Discord, Kickback, and Highjump in the frozen wastelands of Alaska. A Decepticon base was set up there, and had drones dig through the mountains in search for those Mini-Cons. When he spotted an Autobot snooping about, Starscream tried to ram him with his ship, but only ended up crashing it into the mountain, dangling over a cliff. A battle between Starscream and the Autobot later caused the ship to slip off the cliff and crash deep into the icy ground below. Template:Storylink

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Actors and Crew born in Alaska[]

Irene Bedard