Alaska

land area at 663,268 square miles. Counting territorial waters, Alaska

is larger than the combined area of the next three largest states: Texas, California, and Montana. It is also larger than the combined area of the 22 smallest U.S. states.

years before the arrival of European peoples to the area.

According to the 2011 American Community Survey, 82.4% of people over the age of five speak only English at home. About 3.5% speak Spanish at home. About 2.2% speak another Indo-European language at home and about 4.3% speak an Asian language at home

Archives from 2010, about 34% of Alaska residents were members

of religious congregations. 100,960 people identified as Evangelical Protestants, 50,866 as Roman Catholic, and 32,550 as mainline Protestants. Roughly 4% are Mormon, 0.5% are Jewish, 1% are Muslim, 0.5% are Buddhist, and 0.5% are Hindu.

are the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race that starts in

Anchorage and ends in Nome.

98% of the U.S. brown bear population and 70% of

the total North American population.
The black bear is much smaller than the brown bear. They are found in larger numbers on the mainland of Alaska

Arctic coastlines.

caribou. Caribou in Alaska generally are found in tundra and

mountain regions, where there are few trees. However, many herds spend the winter months in the boreal forest areas. Caribou are large-scale migratory animals and have been known to travel up to 50 miles (80 km) a day. The migratory activities of caribou are usually driven by weather conditions and food availability.

every stage of the water cycle at once. But there's

magic in the Mendenhall Ice Caves, where water runs over rocks under blue ceilings inside a partially hollow glacier.
The Mendenhall Glacier is a 12-mile-long glacier in the Mendenhall Valley, located only 12 miles from downtown Juneau in Southeast Alaska.

noticed strange ancient trees standing upright in the ice caves.

Turns out that as it recedes, the glacier is unearthing forests which have been frozen for the last 1,000 years or so.

to see the northern lights – colorful bands of light

that dance in the dark night sky. Travelers from all over the world come to Alaska each winter to see this stunning display.

world. It is very expensive and isolated place. It is

very famous among tourists. There are many places in this world with the spectacular and awe-inspiring beauty. Alaska is considered most wonderful place.