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The 1964 Alaskan earthquake,also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake,occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday,March 27,1964. Across south-central Alaska,ground fissures,collapsing structures,and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 131 deaths.
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is a major airport in the U.S. state of Alaska,located 5 miles (8 km) southwest of downtown Anchorage. The airport is named for Ted Stevens,who served as a senator of Alaska from 1968 to 2009. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021,in which it is categorized as a medium-hub primary commercial service facility.
The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a public university in Anchorage,Alaska,United States. UAA also administers four community campuses spread across Southcentral Alaska:Kenai Peninsula College,Kodiak College,Matanuska–Susitna College,and Prince William Sound College. Between the community campuses and the main Anchorage campus,roughly 15,000 undergraduate,graduate,and professional students are currently enrolled at UAA. It is Alaska's largest institution of higher learning and the largest university in the University of Alaska System.
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Sarah L. Vance is an American politician from Alaska. Vance is a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives,representing the 6th district.
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- ↑ "Alaska State Legislature". www.akleg.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ Kitchenman, Andrew (November 5, 2022). "Two pivotal East Anchorage races could determine control of Alaska House". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
