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Alaska Profile
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
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Real Estate & Home Values in Alaska
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Cities, Counties, and Zip Codes in Alaska
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Alaska Schools
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Elementary Schools
- Talkeetna Elementary
- (907) 733-2252
- 13798 E. Veterans Way
- Talkeetna, AK 99676
- Cooper Landing School
- (907) 595-1244
- 19100 Bean Creek Rd
- Cooper Landing, AK 99572
Middle Schools
- Colony Middle School
- (907) 761-1500
- 9250 Colony School Drive
- Palmer, AK 99645
- Tanana Middle School
- (907) 452-8145
- 600 Trainor Gate Road
- Fairbanks, AK 99701
High Schools
- Avail School
- (907) 742-4930
- 425 C Street
- Anchorage, AK 99501
- New Horizons High School
- (907) 895-4655
- 1600 Richardson Avenue
- Delta Junction, AK 99737
Sex Offender Information for Alaska
For most citizens, the easiest method to obtain accurate and timely sex offender information for their local area is to visit their state sex offender registry website. States are required to provide this information for free. You do not need to pay for this information.
In Alaska, the registered sex offenders can be found at http://www.dps.state.ak.us/nSorcr/asp/. Please be sure to read all the disclaimers provided by the state.
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