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: Click for Anchorage, Alaska Forecast