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Alaska's nickname is the last frontier because of

its rugged landscape and climate coupled with the

fact that it is the least densely populated state.

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The state flag of Alaska is this because on May 2, 1927,

the Alaska legislature designated Benson's artwork as the official flag for the territory of Alaska.

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The state bird of Alaska is the willow ptarmigan.

This is the state bird because of its use of camouflage against predators.

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The Alaska state flower is called the Forget-me-not and it stands for the symbol of constancy

and perseverance.

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The Sitka spruce is the state tree of Alaska and

it comes from Baranof island on the west side

of Alaska.

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Denali is the highest mountain in Alaska and also in the USA. it reaches about 20,308 ft above sea level. Also, Denali means "the High One" in the native language.

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The state slogan for Alaska is North to the Future

because it is meant to represent Alaska as the land

of promise.

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Howard Rock was born in Alaska on August 10, 1911 and helped prevent the Atomic Energy Commission from preforming above-ground nuclear tests in a harbor near his village.

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Alaska has a lot of wildlife involving reindeer,

gizzly, black, and polar bear, antelope, snowy owls,

bald eagles, and a lot more.

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Alsaka has many state industries including fishing, mining, and transportation but the most major one is oil.

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Alaska has beautiful landscapes, a variety of trees, amazing sunsets, and so much more. But mostly to see the whales and bears and the shimmering glaciers.

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Alaska's state population in 2023 was 733,406 people and the most amount of people live in Anchorage.

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Wanderlust Wisdom: Travel, History, & Science

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One fact about Alaska is that there were that 228 Native American tribes lived

in Alaska and the biggest Native tribe was the Yup'ik. A second fun fact is that

there are nine types of trees in Alaska! The sitka spruce, western hemlock,

mountain hemlock, western redcedar, Alaska cedar, blossom poplar, black

cottonwood, and paper birch. Third, Alaska has more valcanoes then any other state!

There are over 130 valcanoes!