Alaska is more than twice the size of the second-largest U.S. state (Texas), and it is larger than the next three largest states (Texas, California, and Montana) combined.
ɐlˈæskə ɪz mˈoːɹ ðɐn twˈaɪs ðə sˈaɪz ʌvðə sˈɛkəndlˈɑːɹdʒɪst jˈuː.ˈɛs. stˈeɪt tˈɛksəs, ænd ɪɾ ɪz lˈɑːɹdʒɚ ðɐn ðə nˈɛkst θɹˈiː lˈɑːɹdʒɪst stˈeɪts tˈɛksəs, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, ænd mɑːntˈænə kəmbˈaɪnd.