The name "Alaska" (Russian: Аляска, tr. Alyaska) was introduced in the Russian colonial period when it was used to refer to the Alaska Peninsula. It was derived from an Aleut-language idiom, which figuratively refers to the mainland. Literally, it means object to which the action of the sea is directed.
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Statehood
January 3, 1959
Nickname
The Last Frontier
Motto
North to the Future
State Bird
Willow ptarmigan
State Flower
Alpine forget-me-not
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“This attraction is largely undervalued. The exhibits are life-like and the decorations impressive.”
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