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Learning Something Everyday - October 2006

Fact: Alaska

October 19th 2006 20:00

Alaska is a land of superlatives. It is, first and foremost, the biggest state in the Union. At 570,000 square miles (365 million acres) it has the equivalent of one-fifth of the landmass of the combined Lower 48 states. (Yes, it's bigger than Texas -- twice as big, in fact -- and it would take three Californias, 12 New Yorks, or 470 Rhode Islands to equal it in size!) It is home to North America's tallest peak, Mount McKinley (known to the locals as Denali) whose 20,320-foot crown dominates the Alaska Range. Barrow, on the Arctic Ocean, is the most northerly community in the U.S. Even its disasters lead the pack: the Good Friday earthquake near Anchorage in 1964 measured 9.2 on the Richter scale, the highest ever recorded in the nation.

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Comment by LaurenD

October 20th 2006 03:18

Gorgeous country. A wonderful post to take me there and remind me of such a pristine place. Nice.

LaurenD

Comment by Jessicca

October 20th 2006 03:22

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Yes indeed.

Though I am can't really take the cold, but I wish to go there some day and really experience this beautiful country.

Comment by LaurenD

October 20th 2006 04:21

In summer, for the big bloom. I'd love to see that as well.

LaurenD

Comment by Jessicca

October 20th 2006 04:57

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hm.. that is a good idea. Ok, will write down in my travelling to-do list.

"Visit Alaska - during Summer"

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