Top 10 facts about Alaska
EXACTLY 150 years ago, on March 30, 1867, the United States bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2million.
Top 10 facts about Alaska.mp4
1. The USA called it the Department of Alaska, then renamed it District of Alaska, then Alaska Territory. It became the State of Alaska in 1959.
2. Alaska is by far the biggest US state. It is more than twice the area of Texas which comes next.
3. There are only 16 countries in the world (including the US) which are bigger than Alaska.
4. Alaska is the only US state whose name can be typed on a single row of a standard keyboard.
5. The population density of Alaska is less than two people per square mile.
6. The name of Alaska derives from a native American expression which means “object to which the action of the sea is directed”.
7. Alaska contains the northernmost, westernmost and easternmost points of the United States.
8. In Alaska’s capital city, Juneau, it is illegal for a pet owner to allow their pet to enter the premises of a barber or hairdresser.
9. Every year, between 550 and 800 moose are killed on Alaska’s roads in collisions with motor vehicles.
10. There are 737,000 people and around 175,000 moose, 30,000 brown bears, 100,000 black bears and 4,700 polar bears in Alaska.
