Did You Know...
Alaska is the largest state in the United States of
America .
There are 586,412 square miles of land area. In fact if
it were divided into two states, it would still be more
than twice the size of any other. On average, there is
about one person per square mile.
Alaska has the longest shoreline.
It has a longer shoreline than all other states combined
- about 33,904 miles.
Alaska is the northernmost state.
Point Barrow is 71°23' north latitude.
Alaska is the westernmost and easternmost state.
The 180th meridian passes through the long chain of Aleutian
Islands in southwestern Alaska. It is halfway around the
world from the prime meridian at Greenwich, England and
serves as the dividing line between east and west.
