THE STATE OF ALASKA
State Capitol:
Juneau
Statehood:
January 3, 1959
Population: (2006):
670,053
Total Area:
656,424 square miles
Nickname:
The Last Frontier
Time Zone:
Alaskan Time Zone
Low Point:
Sea Level
High Point:
20,320 Feet - Mt McKinley
State Bird:
Willow Ptarmigan
State Fish:
King Salmon
State Flower:
Forget Me Not
State Fossil:
Woolly Mammoth
State Gemstone:
Jade
State Insect:
Four Spot Skimmer Dragonfly
State Mammal:
Moose
State Marine Mammal:
Bowhead Whale
State Mineral:
Gold
State Motto:
"North to the Future"
State Song:
"Alaska's Flag"
State Tree:
Sitka Spruce
Websites:
State of Alaska Home Page
City of Anchorage Home Page
Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau
Anchorage weather: