1、 alaska (/lsk/) is the largest state in the united states by area. its situated in the northwest extremity of the north american continent, with canada to the east, the arctic ocean to the north, and the pacific ocean to the west and south, with russia further west across the bering strait. approxim

2、ately half of alaskas 698,473 residents live within the anchorage（安克雷奇）metropolitan(大都會的) area. as of 2009, alaska remains the least densely populated state of the u.s. the area:1,717,855 square meters the population:648,818 (2003年年) the language: north american english state motto: north to the fut

3、ure state bird: willow ptarmigan（柳松雞） state fish: king salmon（王鮭） state flower: wild/native forget-me-not（勿忘我） state tree: sitka spruce（錫特卡云杉） state dog: alaskan malamute（阿拉斯加愛斯基 摩狗） willow ptarmigan king salmon forget-me-not sitka spruce 阿拉斯加雪橇犬 alaskan sled dogs state gem: jade（翡翠） state insect: f

4、our-spot skimmer dragonfly （蜻蜓） state land mammal: moose（麋麋, 駝鹿駝鹿） state marine mammal: bowhead whale （北極露脊鯨北極露脊鯨） state sport: dog mushing state fossil（化石）: woolly mammoth （毛象） state song: alaskas flag state mineral: gold jade dragonfly moose bowhead whale woolly mammoth alaska is known for gold, b

5、ut the gold rush is formed after joe junean and richard harris discovering gold. hundreds of gold prospectors poured into the gold city named juno. by 1900, 232 ship brought nearly 18,000 gold prospectors. the attention of the world is attracted to alaska for gold. alaska is the one of three states

6、without state taxes in america. alaska is the supreme state that own the most private plane. 1/3 population live in the largest city, anchorage, which means safe havens. 阿拉斯加州銀行圖和金融機構圖 university of alaska is the largest school system of american educational system. it is divided into three parts, i

7、ncluding university of alaska anchorage (public), university of alaska fairbanks and university of southeast alaska. name: university of alaska anchorage (public) time: in 1976 degree: bachelor and master university ranking: global college ranking 653 domestic mba ranking 132 一號大學圖 安克雷奇北極博物館 name: u

8、niversity of alaska fairbanks (uaf) time: in 1917 degree: bachelor, master and doctor university of alaska fairbanks is authorized in the national land, sea and outspace. it is only 200 miles between university of alaska fairbanks and the southern arctic areas. 二號大學圖 name: university of southeast al

9、aska leads time: in 1972 city: juneau global college rankings 1470 confucius college: on november 17th, 2008, the northeast chinese university of education and the university of alaska anchorage agreed to signed treaty that confucius institute was founded at university of alaska anchorage. on septem

10、ber 8th, 2009 they held the inaugural ceremony. 孔子學院圖 if you go to alaska, you can do following things. looking at alaskan sled dogs tasting salmon fishing going to national parks going to wild animals zoo visiting glacier bay (冰川灣) watching northern lights 惠敏 alaska has no disneyland, no luxury cas

11、inos, no cultural relics, but alaska has eight national parks, 300 million lakes, 10 million glaciers, plenty of vast woodlands and majestic mountains. if you want to use a word to describe alaska, that is wild. if you like nature and wild animals alaska is your heaven. wild animals zoo glacier bay (冰川灣) it is said that you can not die until youve seen it. how attractive! its credible how can nature move you in heavy breathing. youll wish you have another pair of eyes! blue ice aurora the sun rises up on may 10th ev