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- 586,400
square miles
- 1/5
the land mass of the entire continental United
States
- Almost
two and a half times the size of Texas
- 29
active volcanoes, half the world's total
- More
coastline than the lower 48 states - 33,000
miles
- 19
Mountains over 14,000 feet tall
- Highest
point in North America, Mt. McKinley 20,320
feet tall
- More
area than the 26 smallest states combined
- Purchased
from Russia in 1867 for less than 2 cents per
acre
- Longest
days, 24 hours of daylight
- Longest
nights, 24 hours of night
- More
than 3 million lakes, larger than 25 acres
- More
than 1/2 of the world's glaciers
- One
glacier alone is larger than Switzerland
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