🧭 Amazing Alaska Facts!
Explore the wild, icy, and awesome state of Alaska — from moose to midnight sun!
🗺️ Alaska State Basics
👨👩👧👦 Population
Approx. 733,000 (2023 estimate)
🏙️ Capital
Juneau
📏 Size
663,000 square miles
🧊 Statehood
49th state
🎨 State Colors
Blue and Gold
🌊 Coastline
Over 33,000 miles.
🐦 State Bird
Willow Ptarmigan
🚩 Alaska State Flag
🐻 Alaska Has the Most Bears in the U.S.!
Grizzly bears, black bears, and polar bears all live in Alaska. That’s a whole lot of paws!
🌄 Morning Stretch
The bear wakes up and stretches in its cozy den.
🐟 Fishing Time
Splashing and catching salmon in the river!
🌳 Afternoon Nap
Time for a shady tree nap.
🌌 Evening Stroll
A peaceful walk under the northern lights.
🏔️ Home to the Tallest Mountain in North America
Denali stands over 20,000 feet tall! That’s taller than 70 Statues of Liberty stacked up!
🌞 Sun That Doesn’t Set
In some parts of Alaska, the sun stays up for 24 hours in summer — it’s always daytime!
🌌 Darkness All Day?
In winter, some places don’t see the sun for weeks. Night lasts all day!
🐟 Salmon Swim Upstream to Lay Eggs!
Thousands of salmon leap through rivers every summer — it’s wild to watch!
- There are 5 types of Pacific salmon in Alaska
- Bears love to catch them!
- They return to the same river where they were born
❄️ Glaciers Are Frozen Rivers!
Alaska has over 100,000 glaciers — some are bigger than U.S. cities!
🎣 Fast Facts You’ll Love
- Alaska has more coastline than all other states combined
- It became a state in 1959
- It’s twice the size of Texas!
- Juneau has no roads connecting it to the rest of Alaska
- The Iditarod is a world-famous dog sled race
