Prospector's locale of the late 1800s (6)

I believe the answer is:

alaska

(Other definitions for alaska that I've seen before include "Most northerly state of USA" , "American state, capital Juneau" , "that may be baked? Not by the sun" , "North-western US state" , "Largest state of the USA" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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