Alaska

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 * Capital **: **Juneau**
 * Origin **: The name Alaska comes from the Aleut word meaning "The Great Land".

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=__**Alaska State Flag**__=

Alaska is not part of the continental U.S. It is at the western border of Canada. The state is in the Pacific region of the U.S. To the east of Alaska is Canada, to the north is the Atlantic Ocean, to the west is the Bering Sea, and lastly to the south is the Gulf of Alaska, leading into the Pacific Ocean.

=__** Physical Geography **__= Alaska is a mountainous and cold. Up in northern Alaska is the Brooks Range and down in southern Alaska is the Alaska Range. Alaska is also home to Mount McKinley, the largest mountain in North America. Alaska has an average elevation of about 1900 feet above sea level, with a high of 20,320 feet, and a low of 0 feet where it meets the three surrounding water bodies, Gulf of Alaska, Arctic Ocean, and the Bering Sea. Alaska takes up 656,374 square miles, making it one of the largest states in the United States.

=__** Climate **__= Alaska has mainly a subarctic climate meaning it has cold, bitter winters and a cold to cool temperature in the summers. The average temperature in the winter is in the 20's. While the average temperature in the summer is in the high 50's to low 60's, Alaska has an average rainfall of about 56 inches. Alaska also brings in alot of snow, having an annual snowfall of about 98 inches.

=__** Economy **__= Alaska is home to a large reserve of oil, making oil refining one of the many jobs Alaska has to offer. Other available jobs include fishing, because of the close access to water, and logging, as Alaska has many forests. In a recent year, 1.5 billion dollars were spent in the Alaskan economy by 1.82 million out of state visitors, making tourism one of Alaska's biggest economic factors.

=__** People **__= Alaska has a total population of about 630,000 people. Its population density is about one person per square mile. Its largest city, Anchorage, has a population of about 260,000. Most of the population lives in cities as close to half of it lives in one city alone. There are so many things to do in Alaska including hiking, fishing, plane flying (there's that many roads and the roads there are, aren't that great), taking cruises, and just enjoying the natural beauty. When tourists come to Alaska they can visit to see the mountains or take cruises and see the beautiful glaciers.

=__** Interesting Facts **__= **State Animal**: Moose **State Marine Mammal**: Bowhead Whale **State Bird**: Willow Ptarmigan **State Insect**: Four Spot Skimmer Dragonfly **State Fish**: King Salmon
 * State Gem:** Jade
 * State flower:** Forget-Me-Not
 * State Tree:** Sitka Spruce
 * State Song:** Alalska's flag
 * State Sport:** Dog Mushing

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