Q: When Alaska was admitted into the Union, in 1959, were Texans upset about losing their status as residents of the biggest state? A: At about 268,596 square miles, Texas has reigned as America ...

Alaska is a fascinating state, being the largest in the Union. It’s also a geographical phenomenon, being the country’s ...

The largest state in the U.S. is Alaska. The 49th state spans 586,000 square miles of land, according to its official website. It is two-and-a-half times larger than Texas, which is the second ...

If you think everything is bigger in Texas, think again. The geographical size of Alaska, 586,412 square miles, is more than 2.5 times the size of Texas. For some residents in Alaska, they don’t ...

Alaska might be the largest state in our country by size (586,000 square miles, more than double the size of Texas), but its footprint as a golf state is one of the tiniest. Of course, the golf ...