Welcome to ALASKA

One nickname of the 49th state, Alaska, is the "Last Frontier." Purchased from Russia for $7 million in 1867, Alaska is the largest state in area and is the largest peninsula in the Western Hemisphere. Mt. McKinley in the Alaska Range is North America's highest peak at 20,320 feet and one of the greatest challenges for mountain climbers. Juneau is the state's capital, and the state flower is the pale-blue forget-me-not. ...Read more here: Alaska - The Great Land

Capital City:

Juneau

Nickname:

Last Frontier, Great Land, Land of the Midnight Sun

Motto:

North To The Future

Statehood:

January 3, 1959 (49th)

Origin of State's Name:

Russian version of Aleutian word "Alakshak" meaning "great lands" or "peninsula."

Largest Cities:

Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka, Soldotna

Border States:

None

Land Area:

570,374 sq. mi., Largest state

State Bird:

Willow Ptarmigan

State Flower:

Forget Me Not (myosotis alpestris)

State Tree:

Sitka spruce (picea sitchensis)

State Song:

Alaska's Flag