Alaska Purchase
1867 sale of Alaska to the USA by Russia
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Alaska Purchase
Summary
Alaska Purchase is a treaty[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of treaty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,462 views/month, #4 of 1,157).[2]
Key Facts
- Alaska Purchase is in the country of United States[3].
- Alaska Purchase's instance of is recorded as treaty[4].
- Alaska Purchase's instance of is recorded as boundary change[5].
- Alaska Purchase's instance of is recorded as selling[6].
- Alaska Purchase took place at Washington, D.C.[7].
- Alaska Purchase's Commons category is recorded as Alaska Purchase[8].
- Alaska Purchase took place on March 30, 1867[9].
- Alaska Purchase's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.895, 'longitude': -77.0367}[10].
- A participant in Alaska Purchase was Russian Empire[11].
- A participant in Alaska Purchase was United States[12].
- Alaska Purchase's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
- Alaska Purchase's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
- Alaska Purchase's has effect is recorded as Department of Alaska[15].
- Alaska Purchase's price is recorded as {'amount': '+7200000'}[16].
- Alaska Purchase's source of transfer is recorded as Russian Empire[17].
- Alaska Purchase's destination of transfer is recorded as United States[18].
- Alaska Purchase's P14541 is recorded as 1U9dRi[19].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Alaska Purchase include Alaska[20], an unincorporated community[21], in United States[22].
Why It Matters
Alaska Purchase ranks in the top 0.35% of treaty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,462 views/month, #4 of 1,157).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for it include Alaska[20], an unincorporated community[21], in United States[22].