Alaska

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Basic State Information
State Flag
Alaska State Flag
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Alaska State Flag
State Seal
Alaska State Seal
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Alaska State Seal
Nicknames * The Last Frontier
* Land of the Midnight Sun
Capital City Juneau
Largest City Anchorage
Population 663,661
Elevation
Highest Point Mt. McKinley
(20,320 feet above sea level)
Lowest Point Pacific Ocean
(sea level)
Admission to Union
January 3 of 1959
Government
Governor Sarah Palin
Lieutenant
Governor 		Sean Parnell
Senators Lisa Murkowski
Ted Stevens
Abbreviation AK
Website www.infoplease.com
This is Alaska's state bird
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This is Alaska's state bird
This is Alaska's state flower
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This is Alaska's state flower
This is the state tree.
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This is the state tree.
Alaska is are 49th state and it was founded in January 3 of 1959. Alaska's capital is Juneau. The state flower is the Forget-me-not and the state tree is the Sitka spruce. The state bird is the Willow ptarmigan. The state's nicknames are "The Last Frontier" and the "Land of the Midnight Sun". Did you know that... Alaska is the largest state.
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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Student Atlas
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