Alaska, the largest state in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, contains a vast amount of interesting facts! Did you know that...
- Alaska has over 3 million lakes
- Juneau, Alaska's capital, is the largest US city in size, spanning an area over 3,100 square miles
- Vitus Bering is the first European to explore Alaska in 1741. The Bering Strait and Bering Sea, located between RUSSIA and Alaska, are named after him.
- Those are of course just some facts of the beautiful US state of Alaska!
Credit: Rosenberg, Matthew T., and Jennifer E. Rosenberg. The Geography Bee Complete Preparation Book. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2002.
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Sunday, November 6, 2011
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