Interesting Facts

Lowest Temperature:  Prospect Creek Camp 1971 .....   - 80?F (no wind chill)
    Highest Temperature: Fort Yukon, 1915: 100?F ....... imagine, 100?F in Alaska.
    North Pole, Alaska:  The Official Home of Santa Claus ... that's no joke.
    Snowfall in 24 hours:   62 inches
    Snowfall in 1 year:  974 inches
    49th State:  In 1959
    Purchased from Russia:  2 cents an acre
    Miles from Russia:  55 miles
    Distance North to South:  1,400 miles
    Distance East to West:  2,700 miles
    Volcanoes:  29
    National Parks and Preserves:  16


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