Alaska info
three largest states: Texas, California, and Montana. It is also larger than the combined
area of the 22 smallest U.S. states.
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Natural features
With its myriad islands, Alaska has nearly 54,720 km of shoreline. Many active volcanoes
are found in the Aleutians and in coastal regions. The chain of volcanoes extends to Mount
Spurr, west of Anchorage on the mainland. Geologists have identified Alaska as part of
Wrangellia, a large region consisting of multiple states and Canadian provinces in the
Pacific Northwest which is actively undergoing continent building.
One of the world's largest tides occurs in Turnagain Arm, just south of Anchorage tidal
differences can be more than 35 feet.
Alaska has more than three million lakes. With over 100,000 Alaska has half of the world's
glaciers.
Alaska highest mountain is Mount Mckinley which is 6198 metres above the sea level.
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