[Cheburashka]

1) The islands are not and never were part of Alaska, they were not included in the purchase of Alaska.

2) The U.S. has never actually claimed the islands. Russia claimed the islands back under the Tzars.

3)The treaty on the maritime border was negotiated in 1990 and ratified by the Senate and signed by President Bush in 1991.

A map of the islands:

[Drew68]

The islands are not and never were part of Alaska, they were not included in the purchase of Alaska.

You mean coach is wrong?

Imagine that...