10 fun facts about Alaska

1.  Alaska has about 3 MILLION lakes!
2. It is two times the size of Texas
3. It has high tides of 37 feet
4. The state flower is the forget me-not
5. the motto is "north to the future"
6. There are places in Alaska that get 24 hours of day light 
7. There are places in Alaska that get 24 hours of night
8. Alaska has 29 volcanoes
9. It is 586,400 square miles
10.  It is 55 miles east of Russia 

 

State Song

Eight stars of gold on a field of blue -
Alaska's flag. May it mean to you
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes, and the flow'rs nearby;
The gold of the early sourdough's dreams,
The precious gold of the hills and streams
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The "Bear" - the "Dipper" - and, shining high,
The great North Star with its steady light,
Over land and sea a beacon bright.
Alaska's flag - to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier. 

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