Lands
The BBNC region encompasses of about 34 million acres (140,000 km²), about the size of the state of Ohio, around Bristol Bay and the northern Alaska Peninsula in southcentral Alaska. Of this, BBNC's land entitlement under ANCSA includes 101,500 acres (411 km²) of surface estate and 2,716,000 acres (10,990 km²) subsurface estate.
Alaska Governor and Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin disclosed her finances in 2007, reporting at least $5,000 worth of dividends in BBNC for the 2006 calendar year.
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Famous quotes containing the word lands:
“The river knows the way to the sea;
Without a pilot it runs and falls,
Blessing all lands with its charity.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Not that the Red Indian will ever possess the broad lands of America. At least I presume not. But his ghost will.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)
“There dwelt a man in faire Westmerland,
Jonnë Armestrong men did him call,
He had nither lands nor rents coming in,
Yet he kept eight score men in his hall.”
—Unknown. Johnie Armstrong (l. 1–4)