| ALASKA
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ANCHORAGE |
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| FAMOUS DATES
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Organized as territory: 1912, Entered Union (rank): Jan. 3, 1959 (49), Constitution ratified: April 24, 1956 |
| LOCATION
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58° 38'N, 134° 13'W |
| MEAN ELEVATION
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| HIGHEST
POINT |
Mt. McKinley; 20,320 feet |
| LOWEST
POINT |
Pacific Ocean; Sea level |
| COUNTIES |
16 boroughs and 11 geographical census areas |
| COASTLINE |
6,640 miles - 33,904 miles |
| GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
60 miles N.W. of Mt. McKinley |
| STATE FOSSIL
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woolly mammoth (1986) |
| STATE GRASS
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| STATE REPTILE
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| STATE ROCK
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| STATE GEMSTONE
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Jade |
| STATE FLAG
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In 1926, when Alaska was still a territory, this striking flag was designed by an Indian student. It displays the Big Dipper and the North Star, The gold color of the stars represents the state's enormous mineral resources. |
| STATE COLORS
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| STATE SEAL
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The official seal of the State of Alaska is an elaborate representation of the state’s natural resources and economic assets. The seal is 2 1/8 inches in diameter, and consists of two concentric circles surrounding intricate detailed images. The outer circle contains the words “The Seal of the State of Alaska” and two images, a seal and a fish, representing Alaska’s abundant marine wildlife. |
| STATE SLOGAN
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11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong! |
| STATE
MOTTO
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North To The Future |
| STATE SONG
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"Alaska's Flag |
| STATE TREE
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Sitka Spruce |
| STATE BIRD
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Willow Ptarmigan |
| STATE ANIMAL
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Moose (Land Mammal) Bowhead Whale (Marine Mammal) |
| STATE FISH
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king salmon (1962) |
| STATE METAL
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| STATE NICKNAMES
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The Last Frontier |
| STATE FLOWER
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Forget Me Not Myosotis alpestris |
| BORDERING
STATES
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None, but bordered by Canada's Yukon Territory and the province of British Columbia
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