University Of Alaska
Subarctic state stretching to the North Pole, Alaska is so large that it actually achieved more in the eastern hemisphere, making it technically state's most northern, western and eastern US . It is also the largest state of the United States by area (more than twice the size of the same Texas), the third smallest of the population and the least densely populated.
Although this enormous land mass is only partially inhabited and has huge expanses of ice desert, it has its pockets of civilization, the largest of which is Anchorage.
Other notable cities include Fairbanks, Nome, Bethel, Valdez capital of Juneau State. However, even in relatively built-up area, it would be impossible to live in Alaska without embracing the elements and features that are a huge part of makeup of the state - and big "is an understatement.
The state is the highest peak of focus in North America, Mount McKinley, three million lakes (that is not a typo), more than 40 active volcanoes and more than 10,000 glaciers - including more that the entire state of Rhode Island.
In the north of the state, where things get really extreme, there is no daylight for a significant part of the year and the coldest temperature ever recorded was an icy -62 ° C.
Alaska: In Brief
• Located in the northwest of North America; borders with Canada to the east and Arctic and Pacific oceans to the north, west and south
• Capital is Juneau and largest city is Anchorage
• During the winter, there is no daylight for 64 days in Barrow in the far north of the state
• state capital Juneau has no road link - it is accessible by plane or boat
• Alaska has three million lakes (all over 20 acres)
• The coldest temperature ever officially registered in the United States was -80 ° F (-62 ° C) in northern Alaska in 1971
• There are bald eagles in Alaska than in the rest of the United States combined
• The main private mode of transport in Alaska's small plane
• The three bear species in North America - Polar, Grizzly and Black - live in Alaska
Best universities in Alaska
The University of Alaska (UA) has its largest campus in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, but there are smaller campuses across the state.
Total enrollment in the UC system is about 35,000, including both full-time and part-time students. The largest campus enrollment is UA Anchorage. Here, the most popular majors are nursing, education, business administration, human services, accounting, psychology and aviation technology.
