Alaska
About Alaska
Alaska (AK) has 736,732 residents as of 2014 and is still growing. Juneau is Alaska's capital and it's reachable only by boat or seaplane. A tram carries visitors 1,800 feet up Mt. Roberts to an alpine area containing hiking trails, wildflowers and views of Gastineau Channel. Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, is in the south-central part of the state on the Cook Inlet. Alaska in total is a whopping 663,300 sq miles.
Alaskan Cruise Ship
Many people enjoy taking a cruise ship to Alaska for its beautiful scenery and unique natural occurrences.
Anchorage, AK
The largest city in Alaska.
Dogsledding
A popular activity in Alaska and other areas of the world.
Alaska's Symbols
Our State Nickname And Motto
Alaska, The Last Frontier, has many unique traits. "Alaska's Flag" was adopted as the official state song of Alaska in 1955; words by Marie Drake, music by Elinor Dusenbury. Alaska's state motto (North to the Future) was adopted in 1967 during the Alaska Purchase Centennial. The motto is meant to represent Alaska as a land of promise.
Willow ptarmigan
It is also known as the willow grouse and in the British Isles, where it was previously believed to be a separate species, as the red grouse.
Myosotis alpestris
The Alpine Forget-me-not is the county flower of Westmorland in the United Kingdom and the state flower of Alaska.
Picea sitchensis
It is a large coniferous evergreen tree growing to almost 100 m tall, and with a trunk diameter at breast height that can exceed 5 m
Alaska State Song
Famous Alaskan Natives
Billy Brown, his wife Ami and their seven grown children - 5 boys and 2 girls - are so far removed from civilization that they often go six to nine months of the year without seeing an outsider. They've developed their own accent and dialect, refer to themselves as a "wolf pack," and at night, all nine sleep together in a one-room cabin.
State Flag
laska State Flag has a blue background to represent the sky and the Forget-me-not flower. On that background were placed eight gold stars to represent the Big Dipper and the North Star. The Big Dipper forms part of the constellation Ursa Major or Great Bear; symbolizing strength.* The North Star represents the future state of Alaska, the most northerly in the Union. Benny's simple, elegant design was adopted by the Alask
Exploring Alaska
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Explorations of Alaska waters by Juan Perez, James Cook, and George Vancouver.
Explorations of Alaska waters by Juan Perez, James Cook, and George Vancouver.
Alaska's Economics
Between 2004 and 2006, the federal government was responsible for 135,000 Alaska jobs, the petroleum sector provided 110,000 jobs and all other industries and services combined for 122,000 jobs. Alaska's main export product after oil and natural gas is seafood, primarily salmon, cod, Pollock and crab.