By Sarah Hartness
Introduction
There are many interesting and fun facts about Alaska state to learn, including funny, weird...
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First up are ten fun facts about the state of Alaska...
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The peninsula is called the Seward Peninsula, and it has more than 20,000 square miles...
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The word Alyeska translates to "great land". The names Alyeska and Alaska come from the...
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The race covers 1,000 miles throughout Alaska, a lot of it cold and rough. The...
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The name comes from all the wildness that still exists in Alaska, within its frontier...
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Fairbanks is home to the Aurora Season, which takes place from August 21 to April...
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The bay is part of Alaska's oil patch on the Arctic Ocean. Only oil workers...
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The highest peak in Alaska is Mount Denali, at 20,320 feet tall. The second highest...
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Alaska is home to seven of the top ten largest national parks in the US...
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Today, the mountain is called Denali. The name was changed in 2016 to match the...
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Alaska's population is 733,583 people, which makes it the third smallest state by population in...
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Plenty of interesting facts and information about Alaska are shared in this next section...
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During the summer, Barrow has 84 straight days of daylight where the sun does not...
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The freshwater lake is more than 1,000 square miles big in the southwestern part of...
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The area protects some of the natural lands in Alaska, including lakes, glaciers, and fjords...
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Alaska has 1.3 residents per square mile. Alaska's low population density is due to various...
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The park covers 16.7 million acres, and most of it has a rainforest climate. There...
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The park was made to protect Dall sheep who lived on the land, but it...
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The refuge is the largest within the National Wildlife Refuge System, and there are no...
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It is 586,412 square miles large, and it is significantly bigger than the other states...
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The lakes make up a significant part of Alaska's water. Only lakes five acres or...
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The rivers are crucial to Alaska's economy because they provide a system of moving goods...
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Now, onto some funny but amazing facts about Alaska...
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These moose can weigh up to 1,600 pounds, and they usually hunt bears and wolves...
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The only way to get to Juneau, either from the rest of the US or...
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The four letters in the word Alaska are all in the middle row of a...
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Dog mushing used to be the primary way to get around Alaska. It was easiest...
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The number of time zones decreased to two on September 15, 1983, when Secretary Elizabeth...
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There are also some weird Alaska facts and history that you should know...
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The state leaves taxes up to local governments, and they must decide what they want...
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These fish, also called the Chinook salmon, among other names, can weigh up to 100...
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Alaska's coastline spans 6,640 miles looking at just the mainland. When you include Alaska's islands...
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The part of Alaska that lies within the Arctic Circle has 24 hours of daylight...
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The park in southern Alaska is the most northern and western national forest. It is...
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Next up, some cool Alaska facts and information...
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The water consists of rivers, lakes, creeks, and ponds, and they are full of fish...
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The Yukon river is more than 2,000 miles long. The river is only partially in...
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The portion of Alaska that is in the Arctic Circle is the coldest part of...
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The glaciers come in all sizes and are all over the state. The largest glacier...
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Polar bears can be hard to find since they spend most of their time living...
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Alaska has a lot of history, so here are some history facts about Alaska...
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Russia sold Alaska to the US on March 30, 1867. It was part of the...
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The flag has a lot of meaning for the state. First, the blue color is...
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It was officially admitted to the union on January 3, 1959. The United States first...
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Skookum Jim started the gold rush when he and his family found gold by the...
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The Aleutian Islands were part of the sale of Alaska from Russia to the US...
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The following section focuses on the state's past with important facts about Alaska's history...
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These people called the deal "Seward's Folly." So why did Russia sell Alaska to the...
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The city is in the southern part of the state. The second and third largest...
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First, Alaska celebrates Seward's Day, which commemorates the US signing the treaty to buy Alaska...
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The Alaskan natives are the people who originally occupied the land thousands of years ago...
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Half of the state's spending revenue comes from the oil industry. In 1988, one-fourth of...
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Finally, below, you will find some scary but interesting things about Alaska...
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The battle took place on the Aleutian Islands, and it was called the Battle of...
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There are so many bears in this state. Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska...
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On March 27, 1964, an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 occurred in Alaska's Prince...
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On January 23, 1971, the coldest day and place on record was recorded at Prospect...
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Ninety of the volcanoes have been active in the last ten thousand years, with half...
Conclusion
The facts above prove that Alaska is diverse, from its land, which is made up...
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