If you can hear music, you're listening to "North to Alaska" provided by The Midi Zone
I was born and lived 17 years in the great state of Alaska. I very much consider Alaska my home, so I decided to dedicate this page to "The Land of the Midnight Sun!" Below you'll find some interesting facts about our 49th state...
The forget-me-not, which grows well
throughout Alaska, is the state flower.
The tall, stately Sitka spruce is the
state tree. It is found in southeastern
and central Alaska.
The Weather right now...
Click here to see a map of Alaska.
Click here to see some Alaskan videos!
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The Alaskan flag:
The blue field is for the sky
and the
forget-me-not, the state flower. The North Star is
for the future of the state of Alaska, the most
northerly of the Union. The dipper is for the Great
Bear, symbolizing strength.
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Did you know...
In 1867, U.S. Secretary of State
William H. Seward offered Russia $7,200,000, or two cents per acre, for Alaska.
Alaska's population of 606,000
makes it the third least populous state.
The state also boasts the lowest
population density in the nation. There is 1.0 person per square mile (1991) in Alaska,
compared to 71.2 people per square mile for the entire U.S.
At 586,400 square miles, Alaska
is the U.S.'s largest state, over twice the size of Texas.
17 of the 20 highest peaks in
the U.S. are located in Alaska.
Called Denali by the natives and
later named Mt. McKinley, located in Alaska's interior, is the highest point in North
America, at 20,320 feet above sea level.
The record high temperature in
Alaska was 100 degrees Fahrenheit at Fort Yukon in 1915. The record low temperature was
-80 degrees Fahrenheit at Prospect Creek Camp in 1971.
Would you like more information about Alaska? I've found these links for you...
Alaska Department of
Fish and Game
Student
Information Guide to Alaska
