- Prudhoe Bay, is North America's largest oil field. 25% of the oil produced in the United States comes from Alaska.
- The Trans-Alaska Pipeline moves up to 88,000 barrels of oil per hour on its 800-mile journey to Valdez.
- The state boasts the lowest population density in the nation (current population is approximately 640,000 residents). There is .93 square miles for each resident of Alaska. By comparison, New York has .003 square miles per resident.
- When a scale map of Alaska is superimposed on a map of the 48 lower states, Alaska extends from coast to coast and comprises one-fifth the size of the continental U.S.
- With 570,373.6 square miles, Alaska is the United State's largest state - over twice the size of Texas.
- Nearly one-third of Alaska lies within the Arctic Circle.
- The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States.
- 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the United States are located in Alaska. North America's tallest is Mt. McKinley at 20,320 feet above sea level.
- Juneau is the only capital city in the United States accessible only by boat or plane.
- The heaviest annual snowfall of 974.5 inches was recorded at Thompson Pass during the winter of 1952-53.
- Alaska is home to the second greatest tide range in North America: 38.9 feet in Upper Cook Inlet.
- The world's largest concentration of bald eagles is found along the Chilkat River, just north of Haines. As many as 3,000 bald eagles can gather here in fall and winter months for late salmon runs.
- Lake Hood in Anchorage is the world’s largest and busiest seaplane base. It can accommodate more than 800 takeoffs and landings on a peak summer day.
