By: Mary Beth Walton

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• By Mary Beth Walton
• and Kirsten Keener

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• Alaska is the northernmost state in the U.S.
• Alaska is home to different cultures including
  the Alaskan Natives, Russians,Americans, and
  British.
• Gold Rushes occurred all through the 1800s.
• Many of its wild animals include polar bears and
  wolves.

• Rhode Island could fit into Alaska 425 times.
• The forgive-me-not is the state flower.
• Alaskas constitution was adopted in 1956.
• 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the United States
  are in Alaska.
• The states largest city is Anchorage, while the
  2nd largest is Fairbanks.

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• Alaska was discovered in 1741 by Danish explorer
  Vitus Jonassen Bering.
• The U.S. Secretary of State offered Russia
  7,200,000, or 2 cents per acre for Alaska.
• On October 18,1867, Alaska officially became
  part of the U.S. was declared the 49th state on
  January 3,1959.

• Its most important sources are oil and natural
  gas.
• Jade is the official state gemstone and gold is
  the official state mineral.
• 1/3 of Alaska lies within the Artic Circle.
• Its state motto is North to the Future.

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• The Iditarod is a dog sled race that takes
  place every year in Alaska. Owners of these dogs
  train them year round for the big race that
  starts in the beginning of March and lasts, at
  the longest, for 32 days.

• Every year since 1973 the Iditarod race has
  grown.It has become so well known that the best
  mushers can earn thousands of dollars a year form
  corporate sponsors.
• The first race to Nome was on March 3,1973.

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• Aurora Borealis is also called The Northern
  Lights.
• The images in the aurora are colorful and
  fast-moving, captured by incredibly sensitive
  television cameras.
• These cameras can catch the faintest shimmer of
  light in a dark sky.

• The scientists love these cameras because its
  proven to be a powerful tool for studying
  auroras.
• People watching an aurora can possibly hear
  them.
• As soon as the August rains let up in interior
  Alaska, people are able to see the Northern
  Lights, although they last year round.

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• Prime viewing locations Include
  Fairbanks,Alaska, and many places in Eastern
  Canada.
• To see the most aurora, travel to Europe,
  Iceland, or Northern Scandinavia.
• The best time of year to view the aurora is
  around the equinox (March and late September
  through October).
• Mild weather and dark skies are the best
  conditions to see it.

• AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF NIGHTS WITH AURORA

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Alaska Pictures
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SCENES
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a totem pole and an airplane
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