190 years ago Alaska officially became Russian Empire
190 years ago, on April 17, 1824, Foreign Minister of the Russian empire Karl von Nesselrode and US ambassador Henry Middleton signed the first agreement on delimitation of boundaries in Alaska
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Mt. Foraker in Denali National park
© AP Photo/Dan Joling Kenai town in Alaska
© AP Photo/Michael Dinneen Alaskan northern lights
© AP Photo/Dan Joling A polar bear in a reservation in Alaska
© AP Photo/Subhankar Banerjee, File A skier on the ice of the Bering Sea
© AP Photo/Mark Thiessen Tourists at the Mendenhall Glacier
© AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast An elk crosses the road
© AP Photo/Dan Joling Сanoes for rent on the beach of Lake Eklutna
© AP Photo/Dan Joling Alaskan glaciers
© EPA/GREENPEACE/STEVE MORGAN A view of the Cook strait and Mount Susitna (also called The Sleeping Lady)
© AP Photo/Dan Joling An oil extraction site in Alaska
© EPA/BP American eagle in Auck Bay, Alaska
© AP Photo/Becky Bohrer A view of Mount Redoubt volcano in Alaska
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