The North Star is for the future state of Alaska, the most northerly in the union.
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As depicted on the flag, its stars can be used as a guide by the novice to locate Polaris and determine true north, which varies considerably from a magnetic north.
Alaska | Anchorage, Alaska | Flag of the United States | Alaska Highway | Fairbanks, Alaska | Alaska Railroad | Nome, Alaska | flag | Anti-Flag | Juneau, Alaska | Flag of France | Skagway, Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Trans-Alaska Pipeline System | Flag of Canada | Nenana, Alaska | Galena, Alaska | Alaska Natives | Alaska House of Representatives | Valdez, Alaska | Southeast Alaska | Sitka, Alaska | Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima | Haines, Alaska | Barrow, Alaska | Alaska Supreme Court | Alaska Native Language Center | Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act | Whittier, Alaska | Flag of Mexico |