ALASKA

Highest Peak

The highest peak in Alaska is Mount McKinley.
It is 6,194 meters high.It is also the highest peak in North America.

ALASKAN ANIMALS

• Some Alaskan animals are:
• Coyote, deer, crab, caribou,
• Chickadee, dolphin,blackfish
• Beaver, bison, bat, clam,eagle,
• Polar bear, Black bear ,Brown bear and foxes.

POPULATION

• The population of alaska is not as big as you may think.
• There is only 710,231 people in Alaska

Flag

This is the Alaskan flag in the background.
It represents the big and Little Dipper.
The flag was officially adopted in 1867.

Alaska boarders

South:Pacific Ocean
East:Canada
North:Arctic Ocean
West:Pacific Ocean

Nature/Symbols
Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
Flower: Forget-Me-Not
Tree: Sitka Spruce
Fish: King Salmon
Land mammal: Moose
Mineral: Gold
Fossil: Wooly Mammoth
Sport:Dog Mushing

Dog Mushing

The main race is called the Iditarod which can take up to 3 weeks to complete in March. It
is a very exiting/ popular dog race in Alaska.

Northern Lights

Northern Lights were found in 1621 by a French scientist named Pierre Gassendi. Northern Lights are made by particles from the sun magnetic forces and gas.

OIL

• Oil brings in almost all the states mining income
• Alaska is the nations 2nd biggest producer after texas
• Oil is found in Kenai Peninsula,Cook Inlet, and Prudhoe Bay
• Wherever oil is found there is usually natural gas too

HISTORY

• The first groups in Alaska is the inuit,aleut,and American indians.
• The inuits hunted fish,whales,seals,caribou,and polor bears to eat.
• Russia sent Vitus on two voyages in 1728 and 1741
• He landed on kayak island and claimed that land was Russia's

Getting To Know ALASKANS!

Do you like planes? We'll if your in Alaska you have to take a plane to the grocery store.In 2000 there we're only 626,932 people in Alaska, and only Vermont and Wyoming had fewer people in the whole U.S. than Alaska.

Fast Facts

• The Alaskan indians are called the Inuits
• The Northern Lights are made by