Facts about Alaska

Did you know this about Alaska?

•  In 1867 United States Secretary of State William H. Seward offered Russia $7,200,000, or two cents per acre, for Alaska
•  Alaska officially became the 49th state on January 3, 1959
•  Nearly one-third of Alaska lies within the Arctic Circle
•  Alaska is a geographical marvel. When a scale map of Alaska is superimposed on a map of the 48 lower states, Alaska extends from coast to coast
•  Alaska's name is based on the Eskimo word Alakshak meaning great lands or peninsula

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Source: 50States.com