17 of the 20 highest peaks in the United States are located in Alaska.
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Alaska is the United State's largest state and is over twice the size of Texas. Measuring from north to south the state is approximately 1,400 miles long and measuring from east to west it is 2,700 miles wide.
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The discovery of gold in the Yukon began a gold rush in Alaska in 1898. Later gold was discovered at Nome and Fairbanks.