Facts about Alaska

With only 1.3 people per every square mile, you begin to understand just how big this state is, being a 5th of united states in size! You can fit 12 States of New York or 470 Rhode Islands into the state alone!

Home to over 3,000,000 lakes with only 280,000 being named! This is the state of real interior beauty! With more then 14% of the state being under water

With over 33,000 miles of shoreline! And 2670 islands this is definitely a go to on a bucket list!

Alaska also has over 100,000 glaicers there are more active glaicers and ice fields then anywhere else in the world!

Barrow AK so North that it sits in dark on the arctic ocean for over 2 months in the winter and in the summer it has daylight for 2 full months! 

Since the days so long the produce can be huge! Weighing up to 900 LB! Turnips, cabbage & pumpkins, the state also has the largest salmon ever found at 97LB!

There is no state sales tax, estate tax or income tax!

Knows as PFD, the state gives a dividend to every one of its citizens yearly, roughly $1,700 a year!

The harsh winters are to cold for most reptiles to live in giving the Alaskan state only 2 reptiles the sea turtle and the wood frog, it survives as it's blood and all it's organs freeze in the winter and then comes back to life in the summer!

Contrary to popular belief the weather in Alaska is usually very warm in the summer months due to the long daylight hours, with records of up to 100° F in the region!

Of the 20 tallest mountains in the united states a staggering 17 of them are located in the state alone!

Most of the Alaskan highway has been built by the US military in under a year, yet do to the fast construction and harsh winters the state has of the best paved roads! They also have a law since the beginning of state banning billboards due to taking away from the beautiful scenery!

You can type the word Alaska with only one row on your keyboard! Try it out!