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Symbols of State > | ||
Nicknames | The Last Frontier, Land of the Midnight Sun, The Great Land | |
Motto | North to the Future | 1967 |
Song | Alaska’s Flag | 1955 |
EcoSymbols > | ||
Flower | forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris) | 1955 |
Tree | Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) | 1962 |
Bird | willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) | 1955 |
Land Mammal | moose (Alces alces) | 1998 |
Marine Mammal | bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) | 1983 |
Dog | Alaskan Malamute (Canis lupus familiaris) | 2010 |
Fish | king salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) | 1962 |
Insect | four spot skimmer dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) | 1995 |
Soil | Tanana (unofficial) |
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Fossil † | woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) | 1986 |
Mineral | gold | 1968 |
Gem | jade | 1968 |
Cultural Symbols > | ||
Sport | dog mushing | 1972 |
Language | English + 20 | 2014 |
Bolt-Action Rifle | Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 bolt-action rifle (multiple caliber) | 2014 |