Alaska(/əˈlskə/(listen)ə-LAS-kə;Aleut:Alax̂sxax̂;Inupiaq:Alaasikaq;Alutiiq:Alas'kaaq;Yup'ik:Alaskaq;[4]Tlingit:Anaski) is astatelocated in theWestern United Stateson the northwest extremity ofNorth America. Asemi-exclaveof the U.S., it borders theCanadian provinceofBritish Columbiaand theYukonterritory to the east; it also shares amaritime borderwith theRussian Federation'sChukotka Autonomous Okrugto the west, just across theBering Strait. To the north are theChukchiandBeaufortseas of theArctic Ocean, while thePacific Oceanlies to the south and southwest.