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AREA 586,400 Square Miles
(Equals 21 States Combined)
SIZE 1,400 Miles North and South
2,700 Miles East and West
SPANS Four Time Zones
55 MILES from Russia
PURCHASED from Russia in 1867
for less than 2¢ per acre
49TH STATE in 1959
RECORD SNOW-24 hours-62 inches
One Year 974 inches
(Both at Thompson Pass
near Valdez)
RECORD HIGH-1915:+100°
RECORD LOW - Tanana:-78°
HIGH TIDE 37 Feet
ELEVATIONS - Mt. McKinley 20,320 ft.
Mt. Elias 18,008 ft.
Mt. Foraker 17,395 ft.
Mt. Blackburn 16,523 ft.
Mt. Sanford 16,208 ft.
WILDLIFE STATISTICS:
KODIAK BEAR.. 1,400 lbs.-11 ft. long
POLAR BEAR... 1,400 lbs.-11 ft. long
GRIZZLY BEAR.. 800 lbs. 9 ft. long
MOOSE......1,350 lbs.-
7 ft. high at shoulders
(Antler Span-75 inches)
CARIBOU..... 550 lbs.-
5 ft. high at shoulders
(Antler Span-72 inches)
ALASKA
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ALASKA NUGGETS OF INFORMATION
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ALASKA SCENIC P. C.-J. H. SALES, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501
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