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| Alaska State Capital: Juneau (population
of about 31,262) the only state capital is the US with no road access.
It can only be reached by air or sea. Learn more about Juneau, Alaska.
58.388N, 134.133W |
| Alaska State Population: 626,932 |
| Alaska Area: Land 656,425 sq. mi
(largest in the US) Water 570,374 sq. mi. (largest in the US) Coastline
86,051 sq.mi.(largest in the US) |
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| Alaska Entered
the Union: 49th state on January 3rd, 1959
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| Alaska State Motto: North
to the Future - created to represent Alaska as a
land of promise. |
| Alaska State Fish: King
Salmon - adopted 1962 |
| Alaska State Bird:
Ptarmigan - adopted 1955 (photo to right) |
| Alaska State Flower: Forget-me-not
- adopted 1917 |
| Alaska State Tree: Sitka
Spruce - adopted 1962 |
| Alaska State Mineral:
Gold - adopted 1968 |
| Alaska State Gem: Jade
- adopted 1968 |
| Alaska State Sport:
Dog Mushing - adopted 1972 |
| Alaska State Insect: Dragonfly
- adopted 1995 |
| Alaska State Fossil: Woolly
Mammoth - adopted 1986 |
| Alaska State Mammal: Moose
- adopted 1998 |
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| Alaska Area Code:
907 |
| Alaska's Highest Point: Mt. McKinley;
20,320 feet, (largest in the North America) |
| Alaska's Largest Cities: Anchorage,
Juneau,
Fairbanks,
Sitka,
Ketchikan,
Kodiak |
| Alaska Media: Online
Radio Station Guide |
Origin of state's name:
Based on an Aleut word "alaxsxaq" literally
meaning "object toward which the action of the sea is directed"
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Alaska State Holidays
Alaska Day, Oct.18th - Alaska Day is the anniversary of the formal
transfer of the territory and the raising of the US. flag at Sitka
on October 18, 1867.
Seward's Day March 27 - Seward's Day commemorates the signing
of the treaty by which the United States bought Alaska from Russian,
signed on March 30, 1867.
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