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Alaska Quick Facts:
Tree: Sitka Spruce
Fish: King Salmon
Gem: Jade
Mineral: Gold
Sport: Dog Mushing
Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
Insect: Four-Spot Skimmer Dragonfly
Flower: Forget-Me-Not
Motto: North to the Future
Song: The Alaska Flag Song
Nickname: The Great Land
Capital: Juneau
Highest Point: Mount McKinley, 20,320 ft.
Statehood Alaska became the 49th
state on January 3, 1959
SizeAlaska’s
570,373 square miles is one-fifth the size of the continental U.S.
and over twice the size of Texas.
Mountains Of the nation’s 20
highest peaks, 17 are in Alaska. That includes the legendary Mount
McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America at 20,320 feet. Mt.
McKinley is the tallest mountain in the world from base to peak.
Glaciers Alaska has an estimated
100,000 glaciers, which cover almost five percent of the state.
There are more active glaciers in Alaska than in the rest of the
inhabited world.
Alaska Marine Highway System
Alaskan ferries travel a route covering 3,500 miles and serving 30
Alaskan ports.
Bald EaglesThe largest known
concentration of bald eagles, over 3,000, converges near Haines from
October through January to feed on late run salmon in the Chilkat
River.
Water Alaska has 3 million lakes,
over 3,000 rivers and more coastline (47,300 miles) than the entire
continental United States.
Parklands Alaska has 15 National
Parks, Preserves and Monuments, and 3.2 million acres of State Park
lands.
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Alaska facts in our Alaska Guidebook
Your home-away-from-home accommodations include luxuriously decorated
rooms, with a fully stocked gourmet kitchen, Jacuzzi, satellite TV,
fireplace. Completely secluded
in lush wooded surroundings, with a short walk down a landscaped foot
path to picturesque Zak Lake. Barbeque gazebo with gas and charcoal
grills, serving continental breakfast with specialty breads. A gift shop filled with items from
local artists.
