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Alaska, its capital (red star), <br>and other major cities

Alaska, its capital (red star),
and other major cities

Location of Alaska

The five regions of the United States

Alaska is part of the west region.

State flower: Forget Me Not

State bird: Willow Ptarmigan

State flag

Topic(s): States (U.S.)

Quick Facts

Abbreviation

Region

West

Became a state

January 3, 1959

Population

739,795 (2017 population estimate by U.S. Census Bureau)

Capital

Juneau

Largest city

Anchorage

Coastline

Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

Weather

The weather in Alaska is from warm to cold. In the winter it can be as cold as -22 degrees. In the summer, it can get as high as 72 degrees, which is not very hot.

Products

oil, natural gas, salmon and crab fishing

The name Alaska means

great land (Aleut)

State nickname

The Last Frontier

State song

Alaska's Flag

State motto

North to the future

Famous Alaskans

John Muir, Jack London, Vitus Bering

Fun Facts:

• Alaska has the longest coastline of all 50 states.

• The highest mountain in the United States is Mt. McKinley which is in Alaska.

• Alaska is the largest state in the United States in area.

• Dog sled racing is a big sport in Alaska. The Iditarod Dog Sled Race takes place each year. It goes across the state of Alaska.

Resource information

Alaska State Information - Symbols, Capital, Constitution, Flags, Maps, Songs. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.50states.com/alaska.htm

United States Census Bureau. (n.d.). American FactFinder-Community Facts. Retrieved from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml

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