| | Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The chain of volcanoes extends to Mount Spurr, west of Anchorage on the mainland. |
| | North America's second largest tides occur in Turnagain Arm just south of Anchorage, which often sees tidal differences of more than 35 feet (10.7 m). |
| | Republican Wally Hickel was elected to the office for a second term in 1990 after jumping the Republican ship and briefly joining the Alaskan Independence Party ticket just long enough to be reelected. |
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