Interesting Facts about Alaska

• Alaska has 586,000 Square miles and has 100,000 Glaciers and 3 million lakes. 
• Alaska is the 10th wealthiest state and 47th in population. 
•  Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867 for 2 cents an acre.  Alaska became the 49th U S State on January 3, 1959. 
• 1 in 45 residents of Alaska have a pilots license. 
• 17 of the 20th the highest mountains in the United States are in Alaska