2. Alaska entered the Union
on January 3, 1959 as
the 49th state.

3.  Alaska is the biggest state in the US. How Big are they?
586,400 Square Miles of land area.
2 times the size of Texas
Alaska has 29 volcanoes
33,000 miles of coastline
1,400 miles from North to South
2,700 miles from East to West
Over ½ of the world’s Glaciers
55 miles east of Russia
Coastlines on 3 different seas: Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean & Bering Sea.
If laid on top of the continental US, Alaska would reach from the coast of
California to Florida.

5.  State Capital – Juneau
Juneau is accessible only by sea or air. Cars and trucks
are transported to and from Juneau by barge or ferry.
 Largest City – Anchorage
 Record High Temperature: +100 in 1915
 Record Low Temperature: –80 in 1971
 High tides of 37 feet
 Snow: 24 hours – 62 inches
 1 year – 974 inches
 Tallest Mountain in North America – Mount
Denali / Mt. McKinley – 20,320 feet
 Great natural resources of gold, jade and oil.
 Purchased from Russia in 1867 for under 2 cents
per acre.