Welcome to alaska.

Alaska is the largest US state, covering over 665,000 square miles
It is home to the 17 tallest mountains in the United States.
During summer in some parts of Alaska, the sun never sets. In Utqiaġvik, Alaska’s northernmost city, the sun rises on May 10 and won’t set until August 2. That’s 85 straight days of sun!
At Prospect Creek Camp, within Alaska’s Arctic Circle, it dropped to -80 degrees Farenheit at  in 1971: the coldest temperature recorded in North America.
Alaska’s Mount Denali is North America’s highest point at 6,190 meters (20,310 feet).
Alaska has more coastline than the entire contiguous United States combined.
There are more active glaciers and ice fields in Alaska than in the rest of the inhabited world
With more than 3,000 rivers and 3 million lakes, it’s no surprise that Alaska is thought to have 94,743 square miles of water area.
The United State’s two largest forests are in Alaska
Alaska has the lowest population density of any US state. There’s only one person per square mile. If this were applied to Manhattan, New York, there would be only 16 people living on the island.
Alaska used to be part of Imperial Russia, but they sold it to the US in 1867. Alaska only became a US state in 1959, along with Hawaii, making them the 49th and 50th states of America respectively.

Alaska’s state flag was designed by a 14-year-old boy.
52% of Alaskans are men – the highest percentage of any state. There are 107 men for every 100 women here.

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