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Our State Flag. |
State SongBackground midi music is the tune to the song! Eight stars of gold on a field of blue -Alaska's flag. May it mean to you The blue of the sea, the evening sky, The mountain lakes, and the flow'rs nearby; The gold of the early sourdough's dreams, The precious gold of the hills and streams; The brilliant stars in the northern sky, The "Bear" - the "Dipper" - and, shining high, The great North Star with its steady light, Over land and sea a beacon bright. Alaska's flag - to Alaskans dear, The simple flag of a last frontier. |
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General
We have areas that get
- 24 hours of daylight
- 24 hours of night
- 3 million lakes
How big are we? Very big!
- 586,400 Square Miles
- We are 2 times the size of Texas
- We have 29 volcanoes
- 33,000 miles of coastline!
- 1,400 miles North to South
- 2,700 miles East to West
- Over 1/2 the world's Glaciers
- 55 miles east of Russia
- We are the only state to have coastlines on three different seas.
Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.
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Records
- Record high temperature: 1915 +100 oF
- Record low temperature: Tanana -78 oF
- High tides of 37 feet
- Snow: 24 hours; 62 inches
1 year; 974 inches (Thompson Alaska, near Valdez).
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Lakes (largest)
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Wildlife (click the title to see more Wildlife info and images)
- Kodiak Bear; 1,400 pounds, 11 feet tall
- Polar Bear; 1,400 pounds, 11 feet tall
- Grizzly Bear (Brown Bear); 800 pounds, 9 feet tall
- Moose; 1,350 pounds, 5 feet high to shoulder
Antlers span; 72 inches
- Purchased from Russia in 1867 for under 2 cents an acre.
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Official
- State Motto: North to the future.
- State Flower: Forget-me-not.
The plant grows well in most of Alaska's varied climate.
- State Bird: Alaska Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus alascensis Swarth)
It can change it's color from light brown to snow white. The willow ptarmigan was named Alaska's state bird in 1955.
- State Tree: Sitka spruce (picea sitchenensis)
The evergreen is found throughout the southeastern and central areas of Alaska. - State Marine Mammal: Bowhead whale
- State Fish: King salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
King salmon weighing up to 100 lb. have been caught in Alaska. The king salmon is also known as the chinook salmon and is a popular sport fish. It became the state fish in 1962.
- State Sport: Dog Mushing
It once was the primary form of transportation in most of Alaska. Today dog sled racing is a popular winter sport. It was adopted as the state sport in 1972.
- State Gem: Jade
Alaska has a large deposit of jade, including an big mountain filled with dark green jade on the Seward Peninsula. - State Mineral: Gold
The search for gold played a major role in shaping the history of Alaska, from the discovery of gold in Juneau to the great gold rush at Nome. Gold was named the state mineral in 1968. - State Insect: Four spot skimmer dragonfly
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