Far North (Russian America)

The Governorate of the Far North or the Far Northern Governorate (: Дальнесеверная губерния, Dal ' esevernaya guberniya), often referred to simply as the Far North (Дальний Север, Dal ' niy Sever), is a Governorates of Alaska:governorate:0 of Alaska:0:0. The region was officially established in 1972 from the northern and eastern portions of Bering:0:0. This new territory was established after the discovery of oil in the region. The territory was officially upgraded to a full governorate in 1994 (the most recent to do so).

The Far North is the largest governorate of Alaska, but also the least populated. The majority of the population are ethnic.