A is for Alaska ; an ABC Book with Alaska Place Names for eac... by Kyle Forbush

Penguins spend as much as 75% of their time underwater, searching for food in the ocean. But unlike most birds, penguins can’t fly in the air. Penguins are birds with black and white feathers and a funny waddle. Ophir’s latitude is 63.08 N and Ophir’s longitude is 156.31 W. The population now is about 460 N Nenana N is for Nenana. Moose are generally in northern forests in North America, Europe, and Russia. The Alaska Race is the largest of all the Moose. Moose are the largest member of the deer family. The 7 lakes are Chena River Lakes,Lake Clark,Daniel's Lake,Gold Creek Valley, Lakes,Lake Iliamna, and Tikchik Lake. Kaltag’s latitude is 64.19 N, Kaltag’s longitude is 158.45 W and Kaltag’s population is 234. Juneau is the third largest state in Alaska. The population in Juneau is 30,790 people. Iditarod’s latitude is 62.38 and Iditarod’s Longitude is 155.05.

They have lots of fur to keep them warm in the brutal weather. Temperature and precipitation are the main ingredients for a glacier to form and to keep on growing. Glaciers are made up of ice, air, water, and rock debris. This years trail was first used to get medicine to the people in Nome that had Diphtheria in 1925. The weather was warmer than it usually is so the ice and snow melted from Eagle River to Iditarod. The Iditarod race started this year at Fairbanks because of the weather. Elim’s population is 281.į F is for Fairbanks. Elim’s Latitude is 64.37 N and Elim’s Longitude is 162.15. Dog sleds were a form of winter transportation for the fur traders of the Northwest, and was used by both the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company.Į Elim E is for Elim. Cripple is on the Northern Route.ĭ D is for dog sleds. Cripple is one of the Iditarod Checkpoints. Whales have lots of blubber so they can stay warm in the freezing water.Ĭ Cripple C is for Cripple.

Blubber is fat that is found in whales and and many other animals.

Alaska’s State Capital is Juneau.ī B is for Blubber. It is mostly below zero there but sometimes it is nicer there than it is here.

A is for Alaska ; an ABC Book with Alaska Place Names for eac... by Kyle Forbush