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Alaska (IPA: /əˈlæskə/, Russian: Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the Unite States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent. It is the largest U.S. state by area (by a substantial margin), and one of the wealthiest (per capita) and most racially diverse.

Trivia about alaska

  • It's the only U.S. state that touches 2 oceans
  • All of the mountains in the U.S. over 14,500 feet are in this state
  • This state has the largest congressional district in area
  • Cape Prince of Wales on the Seward Peninsula is this state's westernmost mainland point
  • Symbols on its seal include icebergs & the Northern Lights
  • The record winter snowfall for a 24-hour period was 78 inches at "Mile 47 Camp" in 1963 in this U.S. state
  • The fact that its state tree is the Sitka Spruce should be firmly planted in your mind
  • While everything is really big in Texas, this state still beats it in total area
  • This state is almost twice the size of Scandinavia
  • Its state sport is dog mushing
  • The international date line bends around this state
  • During the winter of 1980, 3 men drove a snowmobile 5,876 miles from this state to Mich. in 39 days
  • In March of 1867 Secretary of State Seward arranged to buy this "icebox" for a total of $7.2 million
  • Not far from the Arctic Circle, Kotzebue is the second-largest Eskimo village in this state
  • This state's Seward peninsula includes the westernmost point on the North American mainland
  • Termites are found in every state except this one
  • The first seal designed for what is now this U.S. state depicted icebergs, igloos & the Northern Lights
  • Secretary of State William H. Seward is honored on the last Monday in March in this state
  • In 1880 Joseph Juneau & Richard T. Harris found gold in the Gastineau Channel of this U.S. territory
  • The Pacific Ocean islands of Kanaga, Adak & Unimak are part of this state
  • State sport:mushing
  • It has no counties, but twelve organized boroughs and one big unorganized borough larger than any other US state
  • On August 26, 1958 it voted by a 5-1 margin for statehood
  • "Land of the Midnight Sun"
  • I'm darn proud knowin' no other part of North America is closer to Asia than this state, you betcha!
  • The last Monday in March is Seward's Day in this state
  • The World Eskimo Indian Olympics held in this state includes a rather competitive ear pull
  • Eek! The Eek River in this state might be named for the Eskimo word for "unknown"
  • The name of this state is from an Aleut word meaning "Great Land"
  • In 1972 this state declared dog mushing the state sport
  • The USA's largest national monument, this state's Misty Fjords, consists of glaciers & long, deep fjords
  • You are so cool, pristine & full of energy, you're like this biggest U.S. state
  • The highest & northernmost points in the U.S. are in this state
  • Zip codes starting with 999 are in this state, in places like Ketchikan & Metlakatla
  • This state's Kenai Fjords National Park is the site of the Harding icefield, one of the USA's major icefields
  • Yupik is a native language spoken by about 15,000 in Siberia & the western part of this state
  • The Cleveland Peninsula is about 40 miles northwest of Ketchikan in this state
  • Part of this big state crosses the 180th meridian of longitude
  • The willow ptarmigan, which makes its home in Arctic areas, is this state's official bird
  • Don't "blubber" when you lose all your money at the igloo-shaped casino named for this U.S. state
  • This state was the setting for Edna Ferber's novel "Ice Palace"
  • This state's near islands are the westernmost of the Aleutians
  • Home to no Fortune 500 companies, its name is Aleut for "mainland"
  • About a third of this state lies north of the Arctic Circle
  • Sled-dog teams that delivered serum during a 1925 diphtheria epidemic saved the town of Nome in this state
  • In October 1867 Gen. Rousseau took formal possession of this territory that the U.S. had bought in March
  • Mount McKinley
  • Sitka is the largest city in this state's Alexander Archipelago
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  • 100 degrees on June 27, 1915 in Fort Yukon
  • Only Wyoming has fewer people than this largest state in area
  • Barrow is the northernmost city in this state & thus the United States
  • Its official state sport is dog mushing
  • Sarah Palin, 2006 to 2009
  • "Seward's ice box"
  • In 1802 the Tlingit Indians massacred many of the Russian settlers in what is now this state
  • "Baked" state (6)
  • If you like to gaze at glaciers, you'll enjoy driving the Seward Highway in this state
  • "The Last Frontier"
  • (Hi, I"m Joshua Morrow from "The Young and the Restless") "North to the Future" is the official motto of this state, my birthplace
  • With 6,640 miles of coast, this state has the longest shoreline
  • Instead of counties, this state has boroughs (or is it brrr-oughs?)
  • The westernmost and northernmost points in the U.S. are both located in this state
  • Its near islands are farthest from its mainland; Kodiak is closer
  • With an estimated 32,000, this state has the largest population of grizzly bears
  • Alexander II added $7,200,000 to Russia's coffers by selling off what's now known as this
  • The snowy owl makes its summer home in this state
  • No "Purple Haze" here; in 1980 President Carter signed legislation to protect over 100 million acres in this state
  • The Mendenhall Glacier,Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
  • With nearly 590,000 square miles of land, this state is about 487 times larger than Rhode Island
  • The 'Bear' -- The 'Dipper' -- and, shining high, the Great North Star with its steady light"
  • (Sofia of the Clue Crew in Central Park) In 1925, Balto braved the blizzard to deliver medicine for a diphtheria epidemic in what is now this U.S. state
  • On March 27, 1964, North America's most intense recorded earthquake, an 8.4, hit this state
  • At almost 17 million acres, the Tongass National Forest in this state is the largest in the U.S.
  • The USA's coast ranges include the Klamath Mountains of Oregon & the Kenai Mountains of this state
  • While commanding an expedition in this territory, William Dall learned that Russia had sold it to the U.S.
  • New senator Mark Begich of this state replaced Ted Stevens
  • America's largest national park, Wrangell-St. Elias, covers more than 8 million acres in this large state
  • Confused--in Nov. 2008 this state was unsure who got elected as its new senator, Mark Begich or Ted Stevens
  • The willow ptarmigan, an Arctic grouse, is its state bird
  • Weighing up to 1,500 pounds, the largest species of moose is native to this U.S. state
  • A 1964 quake in this state caused tsunamis as far away as Siberia, & Hawaii & California
  • Approximately 60 miles northwest of Mount McKinley
  • One study in this "Last Frontier" state showed that ravens have more than 30 distinct vocalizations
  • I feel so cool in this state that contains the northernmost point, on the Arctic Ocean
  • Traverse the Seward Highway in this state & you'll find some of the best fishing in America
  • Since it's about 500 miles away from any other state, no wonder its flower is the forget-me-not
  • Senate approval of the treaty to buy this area in 1867 may have been accomplished by Russian bribery
  • Don Young from this state with 27 boroughs, including Sitka & North Slope
  • This U.S. state's name comes from an Aleut word meaning "Great Land"
  • The USA's largest national park in area is Wrangell-St. Elias in this state
  • A fine collection of Haida & Tlingit totem poles was toted to Sitka National Historic Park in this state
  • National parks in the south of this state include Sitka and Glacier Bay
  • "The Land Of The Midnight Sun"
  • Move to Yakutat Bay in this state if you want to fast before hunting, like the Lingit Indians once did
  • This U.S. state has more wolves than any other
  • Its license plates bear a flag depicting the Big Dipper & the North Star
  • A 2009 stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of its statehood featured a dogsledder
  • The 3 largest U.S. national parks, totaling about 20 million acres, are in this state
  • Over half of the national preserves in the U.S. lie in this state
  • This state's official marine mammal is the bowhead whale, which inhabits Arctic waters
  • 663,267 total square miles, a little bigger than Iran
  • Mount St. Elias is the second-highest mountain in this state & in the U.S.
  • In 1971 Prospect Creek in this state reached a record low temperature in the U.S. of -80 degrees F.
  • The National Automobile Dealers Assoc. says this state has the fewest new-car dealerships
  • This state has 8 national parks totalling over 50 million acres
  • This state sits on the east side of the Bering Strait
  • The state with the largest number of national parks
  • Of the U.S. states with active volcanoes, this state is the largest in area
  • In 1992 most of this state's permanent residents got $915.84 from its oil revenues
  • In the U.S., whaling is legal only for the native population in 9 coastal villages in this state
  • This state's Wrangell-St. Elias National Monument was upgraded to park in 1980 & is the USA's largest park system
  • You can eke out a living in "Eek" in this final frontier state
  • A grizzly bear emerging from the water with a salmon in its jaws & the motto "The Great Land"
  • On October 18 ownership of this territory was transferred from Russia to the United States
  • The coldest annual mean temp over 30 years in the U.S. was 9.3° F. in this state's town of Barrow
  • Kodiak Island
  • Kenai Fjords, which became a national park in 1980, lies in the south-central part of this U.S. state
  • Seen here at the 11th Annual Kenai River Classic, Lisa Murkowski of this state shows off her 63-pound king salmon catch
  • Sail strait south through the Bering Strait, & you'll hit this state's St. Lawrence Island
  • There are about 2,500 Southern sea otters off the California coast & 50,000 Northern sea otters off this state
  • The Organic Act of 1884 applied the laws of Oregon to this area purchased by the U.S. in 1867
  • When abbreviated before the number 47, this state becomes an assault weapon
  • President Harding drove the golden spike at Nenana for this state's RR & died on the way home
  • Sen. Ted Stevens of this state chairs the Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee
  • The Ten Thousand Islands are off Florida; the Valley of the Ten Thousand Smokes is in this state
  • Congressman Don Young of this state can list "Fort Yukon Riverboat Captain" on his resume
  • Major Native American tribes in this state include the Athabaskan, Tlingit & Haida
  • The Seward Peninsula is on the western part of this state
  • Despite Minnesota's claim as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, this U.S. state has the most, with more than 3 million
  • The 2nd-largest freshwater lake totally within the U.S., this state's Lake Iliamna is the spawning ground for red salmon
  • Don Young, the congressman from this state, once operated a tugboat on the Yukon River
  • In 1989 the Exxon Valdez tanker spilled 260,000 barrels of crude off this state; oops
  • Trees in this state's Tongass National Forest include western hemlock, cedar, & sitka spruce
  • The Koyukuk Valley,Gates of the Arctic National Park
  • This state's capital lies on Cook Inlet, west of the Chugach Mountains
  • This U.S. mainland state has more active volcanoes than all other states combined; it's also the most earthquake prone
  • In 1896 a gold rush took place in what is now this state
  • From late Oct.-Dec. thousands of bald eagles gather at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in this state
  • About 1/3 of this state's visitors arrive by cruise ship, many from Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Sitka Times(1868)
  • Seward's Day, the last Monday in March, is one of this state's holidays
  • One of the organizers of the Republican Party, William Seward, negotiated this purchase as U.S. secretary of state
  • If you've just bought the book "Discovering Denali", you must be planning a trip to this state
  • It has only 9 places with 5,000 or more people, including Kenai, Ketchikan & Sitka
  • Many states include animals on their seals, but this is the only one depicting a real seal
  • More than 1,000 islands make up the Alexander Archipelago in this U.S. state
  • Its state tree is the Sitka spruce
  • Only a few of the Fumaroles in this state's Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes discovered in 1916 are still fuming
  • Add a "47" to this state & you have a Russian assault rifle
  • In 2003 Republican Lisa Murkowski took the oath of office as this state's sixth U.S. Senator since statehood
  • There are no water or electric utilities in the town of Chicken in this state, but mail comes by plane twice a week
  • This state's Little Diomede is about 2 1/2 miles from Russia's Big Diomede Island
  • In 1764 Catherine II of Russia ordered further exploration of this future U.S. state
  • Fearing Japanese invasion, in 1942 the Army Corps of Engineers built a 1,600-mile highway in this territory in 6 months
  • The largest known oil field in the U.S. is at Prudhoe Bay in this state
  • Americans began to oocupy this even before we could send Russia the $7.2 million we paid for it
  • Details on this state's stamp include Denali
  • The black bear comes in many colors, including one with a bluish tint that lives in this state's St. Elias Range
  • In 1980 the U.S. Congress set aside 17 million acres of land in this state as a permanent wilderness
  • 13-year-old Benny Benson's winning design for this state's flag included the Big Dipper

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