Beyond Description
by Nick Boren
Title
Beyond Description
Artist
Nick Boren
Medium
Photograph - Photograph - Digital
Description
Alaska's landscape is beyond description. :-)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Alaska (Listeni/əˈl�skə/) is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent. Bordering the state to the east is the Canadian Yukon Territory and the province of British Columbia, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia (specifically, Siberia) further west across the Bering Strait. Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area, the 4th least populous and the least densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately half of Alaska's 731,449[4] residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska's economy is dominated by the oil, natural gas, and fishing industries, resources which it has in abundance. Tourism is also a significant part of the economy.
Although it had been occupied for thousands of years by indigenous peoples, from the 18th century onward, European powers considered the territory of Alaska ripe for exploitation. The United States purchased Alaska from Russia on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million ($120 million adjusted for inflation) at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km�). The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912. It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959.[6]
The name "Alaska" (Аляска) had been introduced in the Russian colonial period, when it was used to refer to the peninsula. It was derived from an Aleut idiom, which figuratively refers to the mainland of Alaska. Literally, it means object to which the action of the sea is directed.[7] [8] [9] It is also known as Alyeska, the "great land", an Aleut word derived from the same root.
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January 13th, 2014
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Comments (41)
Cheryl Rose
Perfect title for this breathtakingly stunning, magnificent landscape! Love your POV in this great capture, Nick. LFave!
Laurie Search
Wow, the light and shadows on this green land are absolutely fantastic!!! Love this, dear Nick!! :)))vf
Debbie Portwood
Wow! Spectacular scene! Looks like you are in the air here!! Just be so fantastic it person! Wonder how deep the gorge is! f/love!! :D
Aaron Whittemore
A truly awesome and unique landscape, skillfully photographed. Excellent image. Nick. Congratulations on all your features. V/F
Nick Boren
Thank you so much Donna for featuring my Alaska landscape image in your wonderful Gold Standard Group. I am very pleased that you chose this one. It happens to be one of my favorite landscape images. :-)
Deb Halloran
This really is "beyond description"..incredible capture Nick. Amazing light. Congratulations on your many features..nicely done. v/f
Donna Kennedy
Congratulations Nick! Your beautiful image has been Featured in our group The Gold Standard, because of its excellence! Also added my fav/tweet/vote