• Read an Introduction to Alaska/ symbols.
• To learn more about a symbol, click its link in the left column (Designation) of the table below.
• To learn more about a symbol, click its link in the left column (Designation) of the table below.
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indicates an article, with or without pictures, about that symbol. (However,
many symbol pages without check marks nevertheless have a little text, pictures
and/or links to related resources.)| Designation | Symbol | Scientific Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | 1927 | ||
| Seal | 1910 | ||
| Nickname | The Last Frontier | ||
| Nickname | Land of the Midnight Sun | ||
| Nickname | The Great Land | ||
| Motto | North to the Future | 1967 | |
| Song | Alaska’s Flag | 1955 | |
| 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 |
| Fish | king salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | 1961 |
| Insect | four spot skimmer dragonfly | Libellula quadrimaculata | 1995 |
| Soil | Estelle | ||
| Fossil | woolly mammoth | Mammuthus primigenius | 1986 |
| Gem | jade | 1968 | |
| Mineral | gold | 1968 | |
| Sport | dog mushing | 1972 | |
| Language | English | 1998 | |
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