Alaska State Facts and Information
AK State Facts.
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Largest City
Anchorage
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Alaska
Public Records
Background, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Criminal, Court
Alaska Facts
- Largest State
in the United States
- Most Nothern
State in the United States
- In 1867 U.S.
Secretary of State William H. Seward bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2
million.
- Oil is Alaska's
main source of income.
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| Abbreviation: |
AK
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| Counties: |
Counties
in Alaska - Boroughs
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Towns & Cities:
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Towns
and Cities in Alaska
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| State Capital: |
Juneau |
| Constitution: |
49th State (January 3, 1959)
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| NickName: |
"The
land of the midnight sun" |
| Motto: |
North to the future
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| State Flower: |
forget-me-not |
| State Tree: |
Sitka
Spruce |
| State Bird: |
Willow
Ptarmigan |
| State Song: |
"Alaska's
Flag" |
| Land Area: |
570,833 sq. mi. |
| Highest Point: |
20,320 feet : Mt. McKinley |
| Lowest Point: |
Sea level : Pacific Coast |
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Blue Pages
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Government
Links
Alaska
More Gov Links
Blue Pages:
Agencies, Associations, Boards, Bureaus, Business and Economy, Centers,
Commissions, Councils, Departments, Education (+Higher Edu; Colleges
and
Universities), Employment & Labor, Federal, Foundations,
Government,
History, Law, Legal, Justice, Legislative, Libraries, Offices,
Organizations,
Services, USA
Gov Links
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Historical Facts:
US bought
Alaska from Russia over 100 years ago for less the 2 cents an acre.
Alaska is the
largest state but has the fewest people per square mile.
Alaska is home
to Mt. McKinley. At 20,320 feet it is the highest
mountain in the US. It is home to Moose, Elk, Caribou, Bears and
Mountain Goats.
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Alaska • Facts
