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| Alaska Facts |
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Agattu, Attu, and Kiska, Alaska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II. |
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In 1986 Mount Augustine erupted near Anchorage, Alaska. |
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Russian whalers and fur traders on Kodiak Island established the first settlement in Alaska in 1784. |
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