alaska is the largest state in the united states.
alaska is the largest state in the united states.
what is the largest state in the united states?
alaska
alaska is the largest state in the united states in terms of land area at , over twice (roughly 2.47 times) as large as texas, the next largest state, and is the seventh largest country subdivision in the world, and the third largest in north america, about 20.4% smaller than denmark's autonomous country of greenland and 17.6% smaller than canada's largest territory of nunavut. if the state's westernmost point were superimposed on san francisco, california, its easternmost point would be in jacksonville, florida. alaska is larger than all but 18 sovereign nations (it is slightly larger than iran but slightly smaller than libya). alaska is home to 3.5 million lakes of or larger. marshlands and wetland permafrost cover (mostly in northern, western and southwest flatlands). frozen water, in the form of glacier ice, covers some of land and of tidal zone. the bering glacier complex near the southeastern border with yukon, canada, covers alone.
geography of alaska
the minnesota state fair is the state fair of the u.s. state of minnesota. its slogan is "the great minnesota get-together." it is the largest state fair in the united states by average daily attendance. it is also the second-largest state fair in the united states by total attendance, trailing only the state fair of texas, which generally runs twice as long as the minnesota state fair. the state fairgrounds, adjoining the saint paul campus of the university of minnesota, are in falcon heights, minnesota, midway between the state's capital city of st. paul and its largest city, minneapolis, near the como park and saint anthony park neighborhoods of saint paul. residents of the state and region come to the fair to be entertained, exhibit their best livestock, show off their abilities in a variety of fields including art and cooking, learn about new products and services, and eat many different types of food—often on a stick. the fair runs for twelve days from late august into early september, ending on labor day. the minnesota state fair was named the best state fair in the united states in 2015 by readers of usa today.
minnesota state fair