How Big Is Alaska Compared To Other States In the U.S. and What Makes Alaska Unique?
Alaska has 615,230 square miles (1,599,598 sq km) of land. It is a fifth the size of all the lower 48 states put together, 2.5 times bigger than Texas, and 488 times bigger than Rhode Island. In fact, just one glacier, the Malaspina, between Anchorage and Juneau, covers an area larger than Rhode Island. The area of Alaska is hug
