Alaska
The Last Frontier
"North To The Future"
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State History
Alaska officially became a state on January 3, 1959.
Alaska was originally called Russian-America before Russia offered to sell Alaska to the United States because they thought the United States would neutralize Britain's plans against Russia. Also, Alaska was hard to defend.
Alaska's state abbreviation is AK.
State Geography
State Geography
Area - 656,425 square miles. Alaska is also the biggest state in the United States.
Alaska has 27 counties.
Mount McKinley is the highest point in Alaska with 20,320 feet and 6,194 meters above sea level. Mount McKinley is also the highest point in the USA. Alaska's lowest point is the coastlines, which are at sea level (0 feet below sea level).
Mount McKinley
Quick Facts
State Capital - Juneau.
Population - 740,133 as of 2024.
Major Cities - Anchorage, Fairbanks, Ketchikan, Sitka, and Wasilla.
Key Industries - Oil, tourism, fishing, and mining.
Governor - Mike Dunleavy
Juneau
Alaska's State Symbols
State bird - Willow Ptarmigan
State flower - Alpine Forget-Me-Not
State flag
State tree - Sitka spruce
Interesting Places To Visit
Fun Facts
Alaska is a non-contiguous state, meaning it does not share a border with any U.S. state. It only borders Canada and is around 55 miles from Russia. Its territory includes rugged mountains, forests, tundra, and it has a long coastline with a variety of beaches, such as black sand beaches. Alaska is most known for its beautiful natural nature and has many national parks.
Russia sold Alaska for only 7.2 million dollars to the United States. That's 2 cents per acre of land.
Alaska's state flag was designed by 14 year old boy because he won a contest to design the flag.
Alaska has the lowest recorded temperature in the U.S., at -80 degrees Fahrenheit.
There are more than 3,000 rivers and 3 million lakes in Alaska
The largest salmon ever caught was in Kenai River in Alaska. It weighed 97 pounds and 4 ounces.
Alaska Sports Teams
Fairbanks Ice Dogs
(Ice hockey team)
Kenai River Brown Bears (Ice hockey team)
Anchorage Wolverines
(Ice hockey team)
Anchorage Bucs
(Baseball team)
Anchorage Glacier Pilots
(Baseball team)
Famous People from Alaska
My Connections with Alaska
Bob Ross - Painter
Jewel Kilcher - Singer and songwriter
Larry Sanger - Internet project director and philosopher - cofounder of Wikipedia
Carlos Boozer - Professional basketball player
Mario Chalmers - Professional basketball player
I liked learning about Alaska because - I want to know about the largest state in America and all the breathtaking sights Alaska offers, like its mountains and forests. Up in the sky you can also see Alaska's dazzling aurora borealis, which is more observable during late August to early April.
The most interesting fact I learned was - Alaska has around 100,000 glaciers and over 100 volcanoes, with some still active. Alaska also has around 5,000 earthquakes each year.
Would I like to visit this state? - Yes! I would love to visit Alaska. With all the astonishing landscapes, such as its mountains, glaciers, forests, northern lights, snow, and all the wildlife. Who would say no?
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