Southeast Alaska

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Southeast Alaska, or the Alaska Panhandle, is a
narrow strip of coastal islands and mountains
that stretches more than 500 miles along the
Pacific Ocean. It is home to Alaskas capital
city of Juneau, and was once the seat of power
for Russian America, in the town of Sitka.
Famed for its wildlife, lush climate,
spectacular views, and the protected seaway known
as the inside passage.
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Eldred Rock Light in Lynn Canal. First lit in
1906, it was once one of four manned lighthouses
in Alaska's Lynn Canal, between Juneau and
Skagway. It was automated in 1973.
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Taking a break from its salmon diet,
a brown bear munches on
grass growing along the shore of Lynn Canal.
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A view from the hiking trail up
to Mount Roberts,
overlooking the inlet to Juneau, Alaska.
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An overview of Sitka, Alaska, including the domed
St. Michael's Cathedral at center, originally
built in 1848 by the Russian Orthodox Church when
Sitka was the capital of Russian America.
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Snow falls on two perched bald eagles
in Haines, Alaska.
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Looking down Creek Street, immediately
outside of Ketchikan's
downtown, near the mouth of Ketchikan Creek.
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A sea lion pops its head out of the water next to
a buoy crowded with other sea lions near Sitka on
April, 7, 2018. In the background is Mount
Edgecumbe.
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LeConte glacier is a popular destination, with
operators from nearby Petersburg and Wrangell
running excursions to its calving face.
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A brown bear among weathered old pilings in
southeast Alaska.
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A port area on the
outskirts of Ketchikan.
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A humpback whale feeds on schools of
herring in Frederick Sound.
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Johns Hopkins Glacier is a
12-mile-long (19 km) glacier
located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
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A meadow in full bloom with Fireweed
wildflowers near Juneau.
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A mother and baby sea otter in calm
waters in southeast Alaska.
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A cruise ship
sits docked in Skagway as
passengers tour the town on July 29, 2014.
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Small islands and a view across the Lynn Canal,
north of Juneau, not far from the northern end of
the road. Juneau is still currently accessible
only by air or sea.
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The White Pass and Yukon Route, a restored
historic railway connecting Skagway's port to
Carcross and Whitehorse in Canada's Yukon
Territory.
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A glacier ice
cave found near Juneau.
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Two young moose stand on the beach of the
Chilkat River near Haines.
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Morning in the
forest near Ketchikan.
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A humpback whale
raises its tail while diving
in Frederick Sound on a summer morning.
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Tourists at Mendenhall Glacier in the Tongass
National Forest are reflected in a pool of water
as they make their way to Nugget Falls on July
31, 2013.
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A view of Lituya Bay with the Mt. Fairweather
range in the background.
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Aerial shot of
seals hauled up on icebergs.
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