Alaska

__Alaska__

Senators: CVICKERY F7 (G), KMAULL D4 (R)

Representatives : HSAMPSON F6 (R)

 Alaska's governor is Sarah Palin. Before becoming governor she was a part of the city council in Wasilla, Alaska during 1992-1995, and was the mayor of the city from 1996-2002. She became governer in November of 2006. (HSampson) The last count in population was 686,293. It has gone up about 200,000 since 1995. (HSampson) There capital is Juneau, Alaska. It is the third largest city in the state. (HSampson) There are areas that get 24 hours of day, and night. (CVickery) There are 3 million lakes, 94 of these lakes have a surface area of over 10 miles. Lliamna lake is the biggest lake in Alaska. This lake covers over 1000 square miles. It reaches over 900 feet deep. (CVickery) Alaska is 2 times the size of Texas. This large amount of land was purchased in 1867 for $7.2 million. It cost 2 cents per acre when purchased in such a large form. (CVickery) Alaska has 29 volcanoes, the most recent volcanic activity was on March 29, 2009. The name of this volcano is Redought. It is curently at code red. This means that it has had a little eruption. This volcano stands 10197 ft high. (CVickery) Alaska State mineral: Gold. (KMaull) Alaska was discovered in 1742. (KMaull) The state of Rhode Island could fit into Alaska 425 times. (KMaull) Alaska officially became the 49th state on January 3, 1959 (KMaull) The fishing and seafood industry is the state's largest private industry employer. (KMaull)