U.S.A. Hotels Information Guide: Alaska State Interesting
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ALL ABOUT ALASKA - Interesting State Facts
 DATE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION January 3, 1959 CAPITAL Juneau NICKNAME The Last Frontier, Land of the Midnight Sun MOTTO North to the Future STATE FISH King Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) STATE FLOWER Wild native Forget-Me-Not (Adopted by the Territorial Legislature.) STATE INSECT Four Spot Skimmer Dragonfly ( Photograph ) STATE TREE Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) ( Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park ) STATE SONG "Alaska's Flag" words by Marie Drake, music by Elinor Dusenbury (Adopted by the Territorial Legislature.) |
TOTAL AREA 656,424 square miles HIGHEST POINT 20,320 feet (Mount McKinley) LOWEST POINT Sea level POPULATION 626,932 GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES Longitude: 130° W to 173° E Latitude: 54° 40' N to 71° 50' N GEOGRAPHIC CENTER The geographic center of Alaska is located approximately 60 miles NW of Mt. McKinley. Longitude: 152° 28.2'W Latitude: 64° 43.9'N STATE BORDER Most of Alaska is surrounded by water. To the north is the Arctic Ocean, (the Beaufort Sea and the Chukchi Sea). To the south is the Gulf of Alaska and Pacific Ocean. To the west is the Bering Sea. Alaska's land borders Canada to the east and south. MAJOR RIVERS Yukon River (Longest river in Alaska; 1,875 miles.), Kuskokwim River, Colville River, Copper River STATE BIRD Alaska Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) (Adopted by the Territorial Legislature.) |
 Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel- Hotel Year Built - 1900 Year Remodeled - 1900 Additional Property Description - Good Buy, Low Rates Guaranteed 246 Rooms,...  Econo Lodge AnchorageWithin 1 block of downtown. ...  Best Western Kodiak Inn- Hotel Year Built - 1978 Year Remodeled - 2004 Additional Property Description - The Best Western Kodiak Inn Overlooks St. P... |  Super 8 Motel JuneauThis Super 8 is located approximately one mile from Juneau Airport and across the street from Nugget Mall. The University of Alaska is roughly three m...  Sheraton Anchorage HotelThe AAA Three-Diamond Sheraton Anchorage Hotel is located approximately nine miles from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and within walking...  Best Western Golden Lion HotelThis AAA Two-Diamond Best Western is located approximately five miles from Anchorage International Airport and three miles from Lake Hood. It's also o... |
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