| Alaska Facts, Alaska Information Page | |
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World Records |
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| Highest Concentration of Bears: 100,000 - Grizzly, Black, and Polar | |
| Largest Brown Bear: 1,400 pounds - 11 feet tall | |
| Largest Polar Bear: 1,400 pounds - 11 feet tall | |
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Largest Eagle Population: 3,000 gather to fish at Chilkat River. |
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| Largest Moose and Antler Rack: 1350 pounds - antler rack 72 inch span | |
| Largest Seal Colony: About 1 million - Pribilof Island | |
| Largest Salmon: 97.5 pounds - Kenai River | |
| Largest Halibut: 459 pounds - 6 feet 5 inches long | |
| Over 1/2 the World's Glaciers: around 100,000 | |
North American Records |
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| Highest Mountain: Mount McKinley - 20,320 feet | |
| Largest Glacier: Malaspina - 1500 sq. miles | |
| Grizzly Bear: 800 pounds - 9 feet tall. | |
| Largest Earthquake: 9.2 - Good Friday 1964 - Prince William Sound | |
U.S. Records |
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| Largest State: over twice the size of Texas - 586,400 sq. miles | |
| Most Fresh Water: 40% of the nation's fresh water | |
| Highest Tide: 38.9 feet - upper Cook Inlet | |
| Longest Day: starts May10 and continues for 3 months - Barrow, Alaska | |
| Longest Night: starts Nov.18 and continues for 2 months - Barrow, Alaska | |
| Only State touching 3 Seas: Pacific and Arctic Ocean; and Bearing Sea | |
| The 8 Largest US Earthquakes: 8.0, 8.2, 8.2, 8.3, 8.3, 8.7, 8.8, and 9.2 | |
| Largest US National Forest: Tongass National Forest - 17 million acres | |
| Largest Coast Guard Station: Kodiak Island CGS, Alaska | |
| Lowest Population Density: 614,000 people - that's about 1 per square mile! | |
| More Coastline than the Entire US: 33,000 miles of coast | |
| Highest Percentage of Males: 52 % ...... use to be 90% | |
| Most Western AND Most Eastern State: Sits in both Eastern and Western Hemispheres (submitted by George Horton) | |
Additional, Interesting Facts |
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| Lowest Temperature: Prospect Creek Camp 1971 ..... - 80°F (no wind chill) | |
| Highest Temperature: Fort Yukon, 1915: 100°F ....... imagine, 100°F in Alaska. | |
| North Pole, Alaska: The Official Home of Santa Claus ... that's no joke. | |
| Snowfall in 24 hours: 62 inches | |
| Snowfall in 1 year: 974 inches | |
| 49th State: In 1959 | |
| Purchased from Russia: 2 cents an acre | |
| Miles from Russia: 55 miles | |
| Distance North to South: 1,400 miles | |
| Distance East to West: 2,700 miles | |
| Volcanoes: 29 | |
| National Parks and Preserves: 16 | |
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