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Alaska - America's Last Frontier.

Alaska

Alaska joined the Union on the 3rd of January 1959, becoming the 49th state in the USA

The Alaskan Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the whole of the United States. It covers an area of 17 million acres or 69,000 square km.

Alaska's state motto is North to the Future.

Alaska is the largest of the 50 states in the USA, with an area of 663,268 square miles or 1,717,854 square km.

Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, North America's largest oil field, is situated on the north coast of Alaska.

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1 .

This is the capital city of Alaska, named after a Canadian gold prospector. What is the city's name?

Harrisburg

Juneau

Rockwell

Marsaud

Juneau has in the past been called both Rockwell and Harrisburg. Harrisburg is in honour of Richard Harris, the Irish prospector who co-founded the city along with Joe Juneau, after whom it was later named

2 .

This is the summit of Mount Katmai, a volcano after which Katmai National Park and Preserve is named. What is the name of the famous valley within the park which was filled with ash following the creation and eruption of the Novarupta volcano in 1912?

The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes

The Valley of Dust

The Valley of Five Hundred Fires

The Valley of Death

After the eruption thousands of openings in the Earth's crust expelled steam through the ash. Robert Fiske Griggs, the scientist who led the expedition to examine the aftermath of the explosion said that that "the whole valley as far as the eye could reach was full of hundreds, no thousands—literally, tens of thousands—of smokes curling up from its fissured floor" thus giving the valley its name.
Katmai National Park and Preserve is not only noted for its volcanos (although it does contain 18 - 7 of which are active). It is also well known for its brown bears and its sockeye salmon

3 .

This is the flag of Alaska. It shows Polaris, or the North Star, along with seven other stars which represent which constellation?

The Northern Crown (Corona Borealis)

The Hunter (Orion)

The Seven Sisters (Pleiades)

The Plough (Ursa Major)

Ursa Major symbolises a bear, an animal native to Alaska, whilst The Plough (also known as The Big Dipper) can also be used to find Polaris, which is always to be found at true North. An imaginary line drawn between the two stars which form one side of the 'pan' will, if extended, lead the eye to the North Star

4 .

This is the official State fish of Alaska, adopted in 1962. What sort of fish is it?

The Largemouth Bass

The Channel Catfish

The King Salmon

The Cutthroat Trout

The King Salmon (also known as the Chinook Salmon) is the largest species of Pacific Salmon. Their natural habitat is the rivers of Eastern North America and Far Eastern Asia. The King Salmon is also the State fish of Oregon

5 .

Around 40% of Alaskans live in just one city. Which city is it?

Juneau

Fairbanks

Anchorage

Badger

The population of Alaska was estimated to be 735,132 in 2013. Of those, just over 300 thousand live in Anchorage, making it the most populous city in Alaska and the 63rd most populous in the entire United States. Fairbanks was the 2nd most populous city in Alaska according to the 2010 census, with 31,535 residents and Juneau was 3rd with 31,275. Badger was the 4th largest city in the state with just 19,482 inhabitants

6 .

What is the State flower of Alaska (pictured)?

The Forget-Me-Not

The Mountain Laurel

The Violet

The Bluebonnet

In 1907 a group of men who had arrived in Alaska before the start of the 20th century formed a lodge called "Pioneers of Alaska". This lodge chose the Forget-Me-Not as its official flower and in later years it was adopted by the State

7 .

The original Seal of Alaska (prior to statehood and even before Alaska became a territory, when Alaska was a district) featured the Northern Lights, some igloos and an Eskimo. It was replaced by the current seal in which year?

In 1860

In 1910

In 1960

In 2010

The Northern Lights were retained in the new seal, but the igloos and the Eskimo were replaced with symbols of Alaska's economy: mining, agriculture, railways, timber, sea transportation and fishing. Did you know - Alaska is the only state with a seal on its seal!

8 .

Alaska is home to the highest mountain in North America and the 3rd highest mountain in the whole world. What is its name?

Mount Rainier

Mount Logan

Mount Everest

Mount McKinley

Mount McKinley measures 20,237 feet (6,168 m) above sea level. Mount Logan in Canada, at 19,551 ft (5,959 m) is the 2nd highest peak in North America. Mount Rainier (14,411 ft or 4,392 m) is the tallest in the 48 contiguous United States. Mount Everest is, of course, the highest mountain on Earth, with a height of 29,029 ft (8,848 m) - that's more than twice the height of Mount Rainier and almost half the height again of Mount McKinley!

9 .

This is a representation of Cungagnaq, a native of Alaska who is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as which saint?

Photograph courtesy of Paul Drozdowski

Saint John the Eskimo

Saint Paul the Inupiat

Saint James the Inuit

Saint Peter the Aleut

A closer look at the picture will show his name on the left hand side,as the more observant of you will have noticed!

Cungagnaq was given the christian name Peter when he was baptised by the missionaries of Saint Herman. He is said to have been captured by Spanish soldiers and killed on the orders of Roman Catholic priests. He was canonised by the Orthodox Church in America in 1980 and his feast day is the 24th of September

10 .

The eighth largest lake in the United States, and the largest in Alaska, covers an area over 1,000 square miles (2,622 square km). What is the lake called?

Photograph courtesy of Alaska Trekker

Lake Superior

Lake Victoria

Lake Huron

Lake Iliamna

The lake is reported to be the home of Illie, or the Iliamna Lake Monster. She is said to be between 10 - 30 feet long with a square head which she uses to strike small boats. In 1979 the Anchorage Daily News offered a reward of $100,000 to anyone who could prove Illie's existence. So far no-one has claimed the reward

Author: Graeme Haw