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Interesting facts shown as lightbulbs on post-it notes. ... Alaska moves almost three inches closer to Alaska each year. 18. A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the sun, at 50,000 ...
Alaska is the least densely populated state, and one of the most sparsely populated areas in the world, at 1.2 inhabitants per square mile (0.46/km 2), with the next state, Wyoming, at 5.8 inhabitants per square mile (2.2/km 2). [73] Alaska is by far the largest U.S. state by area, and the tenth wealthiest (per capita income). [74]
Nicknames: The Last Frontier, Land of the Midnight Sun, Land of the Noonday Moon, Seward's Folly Capital: Juneau Governor: Michael J. Dunleavy (R) Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer (R)
Having since moved to Anchorage, she said she was inspired to start the Alaska Turkey Bomb by her childhood memories and after hearing of a neighboring family near where she lived on the homestead ...
The wildlife of Alaska is both diverse and abundant. The Alaskan Peninsula provides an important habitat for fish, mammals, reptiles, and birds. At the top of the food chain are the bears. Alaska contains about 70% of the total North American brown bear population and the majority of the grizzly bears, as well as black bears and Kodiak bears.
A new set of adventures are coming up for Molly Mabray, the 10-year-old protagonist of Molly of Denali, an award-winning PBS Kids animated series about Molly, her fictional Alaskan village and her ...
Nature is a huge part of the lives of Alaska Natives and it has an influence on their story-telling. Alaska Natives tell stories where nature plays a main role. Nature is a great influence in the story-telling because native people have respect for it. The seasons play a large role in Alaska Native storytelling. When the events in a story ...
Other Alaskans agree: On a sunny Friday afternoon, Rabbit Lake, a 4-mile hike from the Anchorage Hillside, was packed with large groups, kids playing hockey, and dogs slipping across the smooth ...