A 3-D nautical wood map featuring Alaska, the Bering Sea, Arctic Ocean and Gulf of Alaska. It measures 24.5" x 31". Alaska was purchased from Russia by the United States in 1867. It became the 49th state of the U.S. in 1959. Alaska is the largest U.S. state by total land area, but one of the least populated, making it the least densely populated state (avg. 1.26 sq. mi. per person). Pointes of interest include: The Arctic Ocean, Anchorage, Bering Sea, Fairbanks, Gulf of Alaska, Juneau, Ketchikan, Nome, Unalaska, and Utqiagvik