Stately Knowledge: Alaska: Just the Facts
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Just the Facts:
Capital: Juneau
Population: 626,932
Governor: Tony Knowles (D, to December 2002)
Entered the Union: January 3, 1959
As the: 49th state
Motto: North to the Future
Nicknames: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun
Flower: Forget-me-not
Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
Song: "Alaska's Flag"
Sports Teams: None
Origin of Name: From the Aleut word meaning "great land," or "that which the sea breaks against"
Major Industries: Oil, Fisheries, Wood
Historical Sites: Sitka National Historical Park Totem Pole Collection
Points of Interest: Denali National Park, Mendenhall Glacier in North Tongass National Forest, and the active volcanoes in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes at the Katmai National Park
Bordering States: Alaska does not border any states. However, it does border Canada and the Pacific Ocean!
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Encyclopedias and Almanacs
Follow these links to read articles about Alaska from Encyclopedias and Almanacs:
Encarta Concise Encyclopedia
Columbia Encyclopedia
Information Please Almanac
Other Helpful links:
The State of Alaska's Home Page (http://www.state.ak.us)
Check out the "Visitor Information" section for everything you ever wanted to know about Alaska!
I Love Alaska
(http://www.ilovealaska.com)
The I Love Alaska home page gives information on specific communities, and includes chat lists, job listings, and travel information.
HotWired's Rough Guide to Alaska (http://www.hotwired.com/rough/usa/alaska)
This colorful and informative site presents a fairly detailed history and some quirky facts.
The Alaska Internet Travel Guide (http://www.AlaskaOne.com/travel/alaska.htm)
You can see many photographs of Alaska's beautiful scenery here, and you can even send an electronic postcard to a friend!
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Last Updated
Apr 11, 2002
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