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    Alaska was the 49^th state in the USA; it  became a state on January 3, 1959.  

    State Abbreviation - AK
    State Capital - Juneau
    Largest City - Anchorage
    Area - 656,425 square miles [Alaska is the biggest state in the USA]
    Population - 626,932 (as of 2000) [Alaska is the 48th  most populous state in the USA]
    Name for  Residents - Alaskans
    Major  Industry - oil (petroleum)
    
     

    
    Major  Rivers - Yukon River, Kuskokwim River, Colville River, Copper  River
    Major Lakes - Iliamna Lake, Aleknagik  Lake, Becharof Lake, Clark Lake, Minchumina Lake
    Highest Point - Mt. McKinley - 20,320 feet (6,194 m)  above sea level - this is the highest point in the USA.
    Number of Boroughs (Counties) - 27
    Bordering US States - none
    Bordering Country - Canada
    Bordering Body of Water - Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean,  Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska
    
    Origin  of the Name Alaska - The word Alaska is from the Aleut Indian word  "alaxsxaq" or "agunalaksh" that mean the mainland or shore.
    State Nickname - The Last Frontier
    State Motto - "North To The Future"
    State Song - Alaska's Flag
    
    Dinosaur Fossils Found in Alaska - Albertosaurus,  Ankylosaur (unknown genus), Edmontosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus,  Saurornitholestes, Thescelosaurus, Troödon
    
    Alaska State  Symbols and Emblems:
       

    State Flag  The official state flag of Alaska was officially adopted in 1959. The  golden stars represent the Big Dipper (an asterism in the constellation Ursa  Major, the Big Bear) and the North Star, also called Polaris (representing  Alaska's northern location). This beautiful flag was chosen from a  flag-designing contest. It was designed in 1926 by a 13-year-old Native American  boy named Bennie Benson. Bennie was from the village of Chignik; he won a  1,000-dollar scholarship and a watch for winning the  contest.

     

    Animal Symbols:
     

           

    State Bird  Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)

    State Land Mammal  Moose (Alces alces)

    State Marine Mammal  Bowhead  whale (Balaena mysticetus)

    State Fish  King  salmon (Onchorhynchus tshawytscha)

    State Insect  Four spot skimmer dragonfly

    State Fossil  Woolly  Mammoth (Mammuthus  primigenius)

     

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    State Flower  Forget-me-not (genus Myosotis)

    State Tree  Sitka spruce (Picea  sitchenensis)

     

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    State Mineral  Gold

    State Gem  Jade

    State Soil  Estelle (unofficial)

     

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    State Sport  Dog mushing
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