What is the width of Alaska?

Question

When I say width i mean from one side to another at its longest point

Answer 1

Oh, about 4 inches according to my map.

Answer 2

- Width 808 miles (1,300 km)

- Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)

More Facts about Alaska:

They have areas that get

24 hours of daylight

24 hours of night

3 million lakes



586,400 Square Miles

We are 2 times the size of Texas

We have 29 volcanoes

33,000 miles of coastline!

1,400 miles North to South

2,700 miles East to West

Over 1/2 the world's Glaciers

55 miles east of Russia

We are the only state to have coastlines on three different seas.

Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.

Records

Record high temperature: 1915 +100 oF

Record low temperature: Tanana -78 oF

High tides of 37 feet

Snow: 24 hours; 62 inches

1 year; 974 inches (Thompson Alaska, near Valdez).

Mountains

Mount Denali: 20,320 feet (Tallest in North America)

Mount Elias: 18,008 feet

Foraker - 17,400 feet

Bona - 16,500 feet

Blackburn - 16,390 feet

Sanford - 16,237 feet

Vancouver - 15,700 feet

Churchhill - 15,638 feet

Fairweather - 15,300 feet

Hubbard - 15,015 feet

Bear - 14,831

Islands (largest)

Kodiak - 3,588 square miles

Prince of Wales - 2,770 square miles

Chichagof - 2,062 square miles

Lakes (largest)

Iliamna - 1,000 square miles

Becharof - 458 square miles

Teshekpuk - 315 square miles

Naknek - 242 square miles

Longest River

Yukon - Total of 2,300 miles, 1,875 in Alaska

Wildlife

Kodiak Bear; 1,400 pounds, 11 feet tall

Polar Bear; 1,400 pounds, 11 feet tall

Grizzly Bear (Brown Bear); 800 pounds, 9 feet tall

Moose; 1,350 pounds, 5 feet high to shoulder

Antlers span; 72 inches

History

Purchased from Russia in 1867 for under 2 cents an acre.

Official

State Motto: North to the future.

State Flower: Forget-me-not.

The plant grows well in most of Alaska's varied climate.

State Bird: Alaska Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus alascensis Swarth)

It can change it's color from light brown to snow white. The willow ptarmigan was named Alaska's state bird in 1955.

State Tree: Sitka spruce (picea sitchenensis)

The evergreen is found throughout the southeastern and central areas of Alaska.

State Marine Mammal: Bowhead whale

State Fish: King salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

King salmon weighing up to 100 lb. have been caught in Alaska. The king salmon is also known as the chinook salmon and is a popular sport fish. It became the state fish in 1962.

State Sport: Dog Mushing

It once was the primary form of transportation in most of Alaska. Today dog sled racing is a popular winter sport. It was adopted as the state sport in 1972.

State Gem: Jade

Alaska has a large deposit of jade, including an big mountain filled with dark green jade on the Seward Peninsula.

State Mineral: Gold

The search for gold played a major role in shaping the history of Alaska, from the discovery of gold in Juneau to the great gold rush at Nome. Gold was named the state mineral in 1968.

State Insect: Four spot skimmer dragonfly

For more information visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska

Answer 3

The width of the state of Alaska is 810 Miles.

(The length of the state of Alaska is approximately 1,480 Miles.)