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Alaska
Official State Web Site
w3.legis.state.ak.us
The nickname of
the 49th state, Alaska, is the "Last Frontier." Purchased from
Russia for $7 million in 1867, Alaska is the largest state in area and is
the largest peninsula in the Western Hemisphere. Mt. McKinley in the Alaska
Range is North America's highest peak at 20,320 feet and one of the greatest
challenges for mountain climbers. Juneau is the state's capital, and the
state flower is the pale-blue forget-me-not.
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Capital
City: |
Juneau |
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Nickname: |
Last
Frontier, Great Land, Land of the Midnight Sun |
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Motto: |
North
To The Future |
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Statehood: |
May
16, 1959 (49th) |
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Origin
of State's Name: |
Russian
version of Aleutian word "Alakshak" meaning "great
lands" or "peninsula." |
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Largest
Cities: |
Anchorage,
Fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka, Soldotna |
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Border
States: |
None |
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Land
Area: |
570,374
sq. mi., Largest state |
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State
Bird: |
Willow
Ptarmigan |
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State
Flower: |
Forget
Me Not (myosotis alpestris) |
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State
Tree: |
Sitka
spruce (picea sitchensis) |
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State
Song: |
Alaska's
Flag |
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