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 10 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 high. The second highest...
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Alaska is home toseven of the top ten largest national parks in the US. These...
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Today the mountain is called Denali. The name changed in 2016 to match the name...
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Alaska's population is 730,000 people, which makes it the third smallest state by population in...
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There are plenty of interesting facts and information about Alaska that are shared in this...
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During the summer, there are 84 straight days of daylight in Barrow, in which the...
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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 1.28 residents per square mile, which means there are just over more people...
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The park covers 16.7 million acres, and most of it has the climate of a...
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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 the largest state in the United States, and it is significantly bigger than...
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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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These people called the deal "Seward's Folly." So why did Russia sell Alaska to the...
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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 Aleutian Islands were part of the sale of Alaska from Russia to the US...
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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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We are continuing on the state's history with important facts about Alaska's history...
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It was officially admitted to the union on January 3, 1959. The United States first...
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The city is in the southern part of the state. In the winter, days are...
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The flag has a lot of meaning for the state. First, the blue color is...
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The Alaskan natives are the people who originally occupied the land thousands of years ago...
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Skookum Jim started the gold rush when he and his family found gold by the...
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Finally, here are 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 the state that there is one bear for every...
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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 were 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 of Alaska prove that it is a diverse state, from its land which...
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