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Alaska's Cities
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Alaska's Seal
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How many cities are in Alaska?
143 cities are in Alaska.
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What is Alaska's flower?
The Forget-Me-Not is Alaska's flower.
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What is Alaska's population?
The 1990 census lists Alaska's population as 550,043. 1996 estimates place the population at 607, 007, with approx. half in Anchorage, 80,000 in Fairbanks, 27,000 in Juneau and the rest distributed about the state in a few small towns and numerous villages. This gives Alaska a population density of 2.6 people per square mile.
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How many stars are on Alaska's flag?
There are 8 stars on Alaska's flag.
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When was Alaska's seal designed?
Alaska's seal was originally designed in 1910.
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What is the capitol of Alaska?
Juneau is the capitol of Alaksa.
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What is Alaska's bird?
The Ptarmigan is Alaska's bird.
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What is Alaska's area?
Alaska is the largest state in the union at 586, 412 square miles (approx. 365,000,000 acres). It's about 1/5 the size fo teh contiguous 48 states. Alaska is about 1390 miles tall and 2210 miles wide. The mean elevation is 1900 ft. The aleutian Islands are 1100 miles long. Alaska has both the eastern, western, northern most points in the U.S.
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What is the background color of the flag of Alaska?
The background color of Alaska's flag is dark blue.
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Was Alaska a state or a Territory when it's seal was designed?
Alaska was a territory and not a state when the seal was designed.
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How many cities in Alaska start with an "A"?
16 cities in Alaska start with an "A".
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What is Alaska's motto?
"North to the Future" is Alaska's motto
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How long is the shoreline?
The shoreline is 33,904 miles long.
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What do the rays above the mountains represent?
The rays above the mountains represent the Northern Lights.
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What cities are named after food?
Chicken and Potato are cities named after food.
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What is Alaska's state mineral?
Gold is Alaska's state mineral.
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How high is the highest point in Alaska?
20,320 ft is the highest point in Alaska and that's on Mount McKinley.
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What are the lyrics to "Alaska's Falg Song"?
Eight stars of gold on a field of blue, Alaska's Flag, may it mean to you The blue of the sea, the evening sky, The mountain lakes and the flow'rs nearby, The gold of the early sourdough dreams, The precious gold of the hills and streams, The brilliant stars in the northern sky, The Bear, the Dipper, and shining high, The great North star with its steady light. O'er land and sea a beacon bright, Alaska's Flag to Alaskans dear, The simple flag of a last frontier.
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What does the smelter symbolize?
The smelter symbolizes mining.
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List 10 of Alaska's cities.
Adak Akhiok Akiak Akutan Alakanuk Aleknagik Allakaket Ambler Anaktuvuk Pass Anchorage Anderson Angoon Aniak Anvik Atka Atqasuk Barrow Bethel Bettles Brevig Mission Buckland Central Chefornak Chevak Chicken Chignik Chuathbaluk Circle Circle Hot Springs Clark's Point Coffman Cove Cold Bay Coldfoot Cordova Craig Deadhorse Deering Delta Junction Dillingham Diomede Eagle Eagle River Eek Egegik Ekwok Elim Emmonak Fairbanks False Pass Fort Yukon Galena Gambell Golovin Goodnews Bay Grayling Gustavus Juneau Kachemak Kake Kaktovik Kaltag Kalskag Kasaan Kaya Kenai Ketchikan Kiana King Cove Kivalina Klawock Kobuk Kodiak Kotzebue Larsen Bay Levelock Lower Kalskag Mc Carthy-Kennicott Napakiak Napaskiak Nenana New Stuyahok Newhalen Nightmute Nikolai Nome Nondalton Noorvik North Pole Northway Nuiqsut Nulato Nunam Iqua Nunapitchuk Old Harbor Ouzinkie Palmer Pelican Petersburg Pilot Point Pilot Station Platinum Point Hope Port Alexander Port Heiden Port Lions Prudhoe Bay Potato Quinhagak Ruby Russian Mission St. George St. Mary's St. Michael St. Paul Sand Point Savoonga Saxman Scammon Bay Selawik Seldovia Seward Shageluk Shaktoolik Shishmaref Shungnak Sitka Skagway Soldotna Stebbins Talkeetna Tanana Teller Tenakee Springs Thorne Bay Togiak Tok Toksook Bay Trapper Creek Tuntutuliak Unalakleet Unalaska Upper Kalskag Valdez Wainwright Wales Wasilla White Mountain Whittier Willow Wrangell Yakutat
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What is Alaska's state mammal?
The moose is Alaska's state mammal.
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How deep was the heaviest annuam snowfall?
974.5 inches at Thompson Pass near Valdez, during the winter of 1952-53.
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Who wrote "Alaska's Flag Song"?
Alaska's Flag Song was written by Marie Drake.
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What do the fish and seals signify?
The fish and the seals signify the importance of fishing and wildlife to Alaska's economy.