What do you know about Alaska? Would you like to travel to Alaska?? Let’s talk about what Alaska is all about and what is cool there.
…and the GUEST HOST for Alaska?? @ravindus !!!
ALL Local Guides around the world are welcome to participate in the Alaska #StateChallenge!! Everyone is invited to participate, whether they have visited the state themselves, or are daydreaming about what Alaska has to offer. Details of the challenge are here. If you write an article, make sure to link to it in the comments of this post AND put #StateChallenge in the title!
- Submit your article by NOON Pacific Standard Time the day before the meet-up.
- 500 words or less is best
- Link your article in the comments so we can add it to the #StudyGuide
****************** ATTENTION - Previous winner RULES ******************
In an effort to make sure that all attendees have a chance to become the KING/QUEEN of the featured state, we have decided to give all former Kings and Queens a deficient of “-200” points for each time they have previously won 1st place.
- This should give those who haven’t won before a better chance
- Provide some additional challenge to those who have won before
Here are our previous winners and their current handicaps
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Who |
From Where |
Featured State |
Deficient |
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North Carolina |
-400 |
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Michigan |
-400 |
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United Kingdom |
-400 |
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Malaysia |
-200 |
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California |
Arizona - California - Georgia - New York |
-800 |
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Pakistan |
-400 |
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Argentina |
-600 |
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Canada |
-200 |
What do you think of these new rules? We’re very interested in your feedback.
THIS POST IS BOTH THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE STUDY GUIDE for the featured state Alaska! Articles will be added here as they are posted through Friday.
THE ALASKA #StateChallenge MEET-UP IS October 24th and HERE IS THE MEET-UP URL!!
HERE our current posted articles
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Alaska Interesting facts Part 3 (Denali National Park) #StateChallenge @jayasimha78
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Alaska Interesting facts Part 2 #StateChallenge @jayasimha78
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Alaska Interesting facts Part 1 #StateChallenge @jayasimha78
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AMAZING experience at Seward Alaska 4th of July #StateChallenge @Denise_Barlock
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A 100 day Alaskan adventure! #StateChallenge @Denise_Barlock
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Summer solstice under Alaska’s midnight sun #StateChallenge @Denise_Barlock
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A lake with icebergs! …in Valdez, Alaska #StateChallenge @Denise_Barlock
There are a lot of good questions hidden in these posts! Time to study up! …AND here are some (additional) fun facts about Alaska to get you started:
- The name “Alaska” was derived from the Aleut word “Alaxsxaq,” which means “mainland,” or literally, “object to which the action of the sea is directed.”
- Outsiders first discovered Alaska in 1741 when Danish explorer Vitus Jonassen Bering sighted it on a voyage from Siberia.
- Alaska is the only state that does not collect state sales tax or levy an individual state income tax
- Alaska is home to North America’s highest peak, Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley), at 20,320 feet.
- The closest distance between mainland Alaska and mainland Russia is about 55 miles. In addition, the U.S.-owned Small Diomede and Russia-owned Big Diomede, both islands in the Bering Straits, are only about 2.5 miles apart.
- Alaska has a longer coastline than all the other U.S. states combined. Alaska has 6,640 miles of coastline and, including islands, has 33,904 miles of shoreline.
- Alaska has over 3 million lakes, of which 3,197 have an official name.
- Alaska has over 130 volcanoes that have been active within the last two million years.
- Juneau has no road access to the rest of the state. It is the only capital city in the United States accessible only by boat or plane.
- Juneau is also the largest city in the United States, covering 3,108 square miles. Juneau is larger than the state of Rhode Island.
- Nearly one-third of Alaska lies within the Arctic Circle.
(source: https://state.1keydata.com/alaska.php)
Looking for your #StateChallenge article for Alaska and don’t see it? Link it in the comments below!
SUMMARY: URL https://meet.google.com/yjb-njzt-aqj See you there!!!
12:00 noon New York, NY, USA
09:00 am Phoenix, AZ, USA
09:00 am Seattle, WA, USA
05:00 pm London, United Kingdom
05:00 pm Lagos, Nigeria
06:00 pm Berlin, Germany
09:00 pm Pakistan
09:30 pm New Delhi, India
02:00 am Sydney, Australia
This post is part of the #StateChallenge organized by @Kwiksatik and @Denise_Barlock. If you want to find out more, check out this post. You can also find other submissions by searching the #StateChallenge hashtag
What is our #StateChallenge meet-up schedule through the end of the year!
State |
Meet-up |
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| Alaska - Guest Host @ravindus | 10/24/2020 |
Halloween traditions around the WORLD! - Guest Host @JaneBurunina - Come dressed up in your costume! |
10/31/2020 |
| Illinois - Guest Host @Erna_LaBeau | 11/07/2020 |
| New Mexico - Guest Host - @JaneBurunina | 11/14/2020 |
| Washington, DC - Guest Host @SP31 | 11/21/2020 |
| Kansas - Guest host - @Tushar_Suradkar | 12/05/2020 |
| Louisiana - Guest Host - @JordanSB | 12/12/2020 |
| Texas - Guest Host - ??? | 12/19/2020 |
| Christmas & New Year traditions around the WORLD! - Guest Host - @SilvyC | 01/03/2021 |
Want to be a #StateChallenge guest host? Or know someone who should be? Let us know!
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