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See wildlife in Alaska, USA
Want to see wildlife? Then visit Alaska. Bald eagles arrive in droves, while moose cause traffic jams and millions of salmon spawn in rivers. Take a guided tour of a national park or wildlife refuge to see elk and caribou, or go on a boat tour to see otters, whales and dolphins. No matter where you go, there will always be an incredible variety of wildlife before your eyes.
Country United States
Before statehood Territory of Alaska
Admitted to the Union January 3, 1959; 63 years ago (49th)
Capital Juneau
Largest city Anchorage
Largest metro and urban areas Anchorage
Government
• Governor Mike Dunleavy (R)
• Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer (R)
Legislature Alaska Legislature
• Upper house Senate
• Lower house House of Representatives
Judiciary Alaska Supreme Court
U.S. senators
Lisa Murkowski (R)
Dan Sullivan (R)
U.S. House delegation Mary Peltola (D) (list)
Area
• Total 663,268 sq mi (1,717,856 km2)
• Land 571,951 sq mi (1,481,346 km2)
• Water 91,316 sq mi (236,507 km2) 13.77%
• Rank 1st
Dimensions
• Length 1,420 mi (2,285 km)
• Width 2,261 mi (3,639 km)
Elevation 1,900 ft (580 m)
Highest elevation (Denali[1]) 20,310 ft (6,190.5 m)
Lowest elevation 0 ft (0 m)
Population (2020[3])
• Total 736,081
• Rank 48th
• Density 1.26/sq mi (0.49/km2)
• Rank 50th
• Median household income $77,800[2]
• Income rank 12th
Demonym Alaskan
Language
• Official languages Ahtna, Alutiiq, Dena’ina, Deg Xinag, English, Eyak, Gwich’in, Haida, Hän, Holikachuk, Inupiaq, Koyukon, Lower Tanana, St. Lawrence Island Yupik, Tanacross, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Unangax̂, Upper Kuskokwim, Upper Tanana, Yup’ik
• Spoken language
English 86.3%
Alaska Native languages 5.2%
Tagalog 3.4%
Spanish 2.9%
Others 2.2%
Time zones
east of 169°30′ UTC−09:00 (Alaska)
• Summer (DST) UTC−08:00 (ADT)
west of 169°30′ UTC−10:00 (Hawaii-Aleutian)
• Summer (DST) UTC−09:00 (HADT)
USPS abbreviation
AK
ISO 3166 code US-AK
Latitude 51°20’N to 71°50’N
Longitude 130°W to 172°E
Website alaska.gov
Real Estate United States, Alaska
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Major cities in Alaska:
- Adak Akhiok Akiak Akutan Alakanuk Aleknagik Allakaket Ambler Anaktuvuk Pass Anchorage – maior cidade do estado Anderson Angoon Aniak Anvik Atka Atqasuk
- Barrow Bethel Bettles Brevig Mission Buckland
- Chefornak Chevak Chignik Chuathbaluk Clark’s Point Coffman Cove Cold Bay Cordova Craig
- Deering Delta Junction Dillingham Diomede
- Eagle Edna Bay Eek Egegik Ekwok Elim Emmonak
- Fairbanks False Pass Fort Yukon
- Galena Gambell Golovin Goodnews Bay Grayling Gustavus
- Holy Cross Homer Hoonah Hooper Bay Houston Hughes Huslia Hydaburg
- Juneau – capital do estado
- Kachemak Kake Kaktovik Kaltag Kasaan Kenai Ketchikan Kiana King Cove Kivalina Klawock Kobuk Kodiak Kotlik Kotzebue Koyuk Koyukuk Kupreanof Kwethluk
- Larsen Bay Lower Kalskag
- Manokotak Marshall McGrath Mekoryuk Mountain Village
- Napakiak Napaskiak Nenana New Stuyahok Newhalen Nightmute Nikolai Nome Nondalton Noorvik North Pole Nuiqsut Nulato Nunam Iqua Nunapitchuk
- Old Harbor Ouzinkie
- Palmer Pelican Pilot Point Pilot Station Platinum Point Hope Port Alexander Port Heiden Port Lions
- Quinhagak
- Ruby Russian Mission
- Saint Paul Sand Point Savoonga Saxman Scammon Bay Selawik Seldovia Seward Shageluk Shaktoolik Shishmaref Shungnak Sitka Soldotna St. George St. Mary’s St. Michael Stebbins
- Tanana Teller Tenakee Springs Thorne Bay Togiak Toksook Bay
- Unalakleet Unalaska Upper Kalskag
- Valdez
- Wainwright Wales Wasilla White Mountain Whittier Wrangell