 Aurora borealis (northern lights) can be seen an average of 243 days a year in Fairbanks.

s. The northern lights are produced by charged

electrons and protons striking the earth’s upper atmosphere.
 Alaska is less than 50 miles from Russia.
 While it is legal to shoot bears in Alaska, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
 The average temperature for Fairbanks in the month of January is -1 degree Fahrenheit.
 The highest temperature recorded in Alaska was 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Fort Yukon in 1915.
 The lowest temperature recorded in Alaska was -80 degrees Fahrenheit at Prospect Creek Camp in 1971.
 Alaska accounts for 25 percent of the oil produced in the United States.
 Alaska is the only state name that you can type on one row of a keyboard.
 Of the 20 highest peaks in the United States, 17 are in Alaska, including the highest peak in North America (20,320 ft. above sea
level), Denali.
 Alaska contains more than 100 volcanoes and volcanic fields which have been active within the last two million years.
 Alaska is the only state that does not collect state sales tax or levy an individual income tax (some cities have sales tax,
however).
 The fishing and seafood industry is the state’s largest private industry employer.
 The largest salmon ever caught was at the Kenai River. It weighed in at 97.5 pounds.
 There are more than 3,000 rivers and 3 million lakes in Alaska.