Welcome to Alaska Coastal Access

The State of Alaska provides an opportunity of beauty of nature that no one can deny.

Here are some state symbols:

State Symbols:

Flower	forget-me-not (1949)

Tree	sitka spruce (1962)

Bird	willow ptarmigan (1955)

Fish	king salmon (1962)

Song	“Alaska's Flag” (1955)

Gem	jade (1968)

Marine Mammal	bowhead whale (1983)

Fossil	woolly mammoth (1986)

Mineral	gold (1968)

Sport	dog mushing (1972)

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Some facts about Alaska

Organized as territory: 1912
Entered Union (rank): Jan. 3, 1959 (49)
Constitution ratified: April 24, 1956
Motto: North to the Future

Nickname: The state is commonly called “The Last Frontier” or “Land of the Midnight Sun”

Origin of name: Corruption of Aleut word meaning “great land” or “that which the sea breaks against”

10 largest cities (2003 est.): Anchorage, 270,951; Juneau, 31,187; Fairbanks, 30,970; Sitka, 8,876; Ketchikan, 7,453; Kenai, 7,347; Wasilla, 7,084; Kodiak, 6,302; Bethel, 5,983; Palmer, 5,742

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Polar Bear

Polar bears are the largest land carnivore.

Male polar bears (boars) grow two to three times the size of female polar bears (sows). Boars weigh about 350 to more than 650 kg (772-1,433 lb.) and are about 2.5 to 3 m (8.2-9.8 ft.) long.

The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), our national bird, is the only eagle unique to North America. The bald eagle's scientific name signifies a sea (halo) eagle (aeetos) with a white (leukos) head.

Waterfalls of Alaska

There are a tremendous amount of Alaskan waterfalls.

Trails lead to the bounty. By water you can site these beauties from ferry boats to cruise ships.

Many are not accessible by land only by airplane.