Alexander Archipelago

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The Alexander Archipelago is a large group of rugged, forested islands in southeastern Alaska, known for its rich wildlife, fjords, and coastal communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
island group
adjacentTo British Columbia
borderedBy Gulf of Alaska
Inside Passage
climate maritime climate
coast Pacific coast of North America
country United States
economy fishing
timber
tourism
hasCity Angoon
Craig
Haines
linked to: Haines, Alaska

Hoonah
linked to: Angoon, Alaska

Hydaburg
Juneau
Ketchikan
Metlakatla
Petersburg
Sitka
Skagway
Thorne Bay
Wrangell
hasIndigenousPeople Haida
Tlingit
Tsimshian
hasIsland Admiralty Island
Annette Island
Baranof Island
Chichagof Island
linked to: Admiralty Island

Cleveland Peninsula
Douglas Island
Etolin Island
Kruzof Island
Kuiu Island
Kupreanof Island
Mitkof Island
Revillagigedo Island
Wrangell Island
linked to: Baranof Island

Yakobi Island
Zarembo Island
hasLargestIsland Prince of Wales Island
hasNumberOfIslands over 1100
hasProtectedArea Admiralty Island National Monument
linked to: Admiralty Island

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Misty Fjords National Monument
Tongass National Forest
historicalSovereign Russian Empire
knownFor brown bears
dense temperate rainforests
fjords
rich marine wildlife
rugged terrain
salmon fisheries
whales
languageOriginOfName English
locatedIn Alaska
North America
Pacific Ocean
Southeastern Alaska
namedAfter Tsar Alexander II of Russia
partOf Alaska Inside Passage region
linked to: Southeastern Alaska

Alaska Panhandle
linked to: Panhandle of Alaska
transferredTo United States in 1867
traversedBy Alaska Marine Highway System

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Sitka locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Gulf of Alaska borderedBy Alexander Archipelago
Ketchikan locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
District of Alaska contains Alexander Archipelago
Southeastern Alaska contains Alexander Archipelago
Tongass National Forest contains Alexander Archipelago
Baranof Island locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Baranof Island archipelago Alexander Archipelago
Sitka Sound locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Sheetʼká partOf Alexander Archipelago
Panhandle of Alaska contains Alexander Archipelago
Tongass Narrows locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Lynn Canal partOf Alexander Archipelago region
linked to: Alexander Archipelago
Novo-Arkhangelsk locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Tokeen marble geologicalRegion Alexander Archipelago
Wrangell locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Stephens Passage locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Prince of Wales Island locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Admiralty Island locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Revillagigedo Island locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Revillagigedo Island partOf Alexander Archipelago
Petersburg locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Tongass people indigenousTo Alexander Archipelago
Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Russian America includes Alexander Archipelago
subject linked to: Russian America (northwest)
Peril Strait locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Crow Island locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Vitskari Rocks partOf Alexander Archipelago
Vitskari Rocks archipelago Alexander Archipelago
Baranof Warm Springs locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Port Alexander partOf Alexander Archipelago
Warm Springs Bay partOf Alexander Archipelago
Chatham Strait locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Salisbury Sound locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Silver Bay partOf Alexander Archipelago
Long Island (Sitka Sound) partOf Alexander Archipelago
subject linked to: Long Island
Angoon, Alaska partOf Alexander Archipelago
Kruzof Island locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Kruzof Island islandGroup Alexander Archipelago
Kake, Alaska locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Pelican, Alaska locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Baranov Island locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Baranov Island archipelago Alexander Archipelago
Craig, Alaska locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
subject linked to: Craig
Craig, Alaska isInArchipelago Alexander Archipelago
subject linked to: Craig
Cleveland Peninsula locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
Cleveland Peninsula partOf Alexander Archipelago coastal landscape
linked to: Alexander Archipelago
Thorne Bay locatedIn Alexander Archipelago
City of Saxman locatedOn Alexander Archipelago
Tlingit people traditionalTerritory Alexander Archipelago