Alaska The nickname of the 49th state, Alaska, is the "Last Frontier." Purchased from Russia for $7 million in 1867, Alaska is the largest state in area and is the largest peninsula in the Western Hemisphere. Mt. McKinley in the Alaska Range is North America's highest peak at 20,320 feet and one of the greatest challenges for mountain climbers. Juneau is the state's capital, and the state flower is the pale-blue forget-me-not. How High Can You Go? An Alaskan We ...

Part of the Geographic Education and Technology Program's collection of lesson plans. Alaska (Mini-Unit) Mary J. Haynes Table of Contents: Activity 1 - Land of Wonder Activity 2 - Northern Exposure Activity 3 - Alaska Peninsula Activity 4 - Recognizing Scale Activity 5 - Is Bigger Better? Activity 6 - Enrichment Lesson - Application of Scale Activity 7 - Climate Activity 8 - Land of the Midnight Sun Activity 9 - Arctic Tundra Activity 10 - Creating a Tundra Activit ...

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State & County QuickFactsFAQ What's New Select Another State USA QuickFacts Scheduled Downtime Note: QuickFacts was updated at 09:30EDT on June 8, 2006. Alaska counties - selection map Select a county Aleutians East Borough Aleutians West Anchorage Borough Bethel Bristol Bay Borough Denali Borough Dillingham Fairbanks North Star Borough Haines Borough Juneau Borough Kenai Peninsula Borough Ketchikan Gateway Borough Kodiak Island Borough Lake and Peninsula Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough ...

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Quick Facts: Alaska Alaska's Web Site and Kids Page Capital City:Juneau See a picture of your Congressperson in the Congressional Pictorial Directory! Requires Adobe Acrobat. Nickname:Last Frontier, Great Land, Land of the Midnight Sun Motto:North To The Future Statehood:May 16, 1959 (49th) Origin of State's Name:Russian version of Aleutian word "Alakshak" meaning "great lands" or "peninsula." Largest Cities:Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka, Soldotna Border States:None La ...

The territories of the United States typically did not have flags of their own prior to statehood. Alaska nevertheless held a competition in 1926, sponsored by the American Legion, which sought a distinctive territorial flag. The following year the Alaskan legislature approved the winning design, which remained unchanged when the territory became a state in 1959. The creator of the flag was Benny Benson, a 13-year-old boy living in an orphanage. He chose straightforward symbo ...

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