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Area Info
The Alaska Panhandle, sometimes referred to as Southeast Alaska, is the southeastern portion of the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, which lies just west of the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The majority of the panhandle's area is part of the Tongass National Forest, the U.S.'s largest national forest. In many places, the international border runs along the crest of the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains.The Alaska Panhandle is the northern terminus of the Inside Passage a protected waterway of convoluted passages between islands and fjords, beginning in Puget Sound in Washington state. This was an important travel corridor for native canoeists, as well as gold-rush steam ships, and in modern times is an important route for ferries and cruise ships. The Panhandle has a land area of 91,008.18 km2 (35,138.46 square miles), comprised of four entire boroughs and three census areas, in addition to the part of Yakutat Borough lying east of 141° West longitude. Although it has only 6.14 percent of Alaska's land area, it is larger than the state of Maine, and almost as large as the state of Indiana. The 2000 census population of the Panhandle was 72,954 inhabitants, about 42 percent of whom were concentrated in the city of Juneau.
Articles
Local News from Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via Yahoo! News
Galena boys come up short against Haines in opening round
Mar 16, 2010 7:49 am
ANCHORAGE Not even a highly improbable play that forced overtime could save Galena High School on Monday against Haines. In the extra session, Kyle Fossman and the Glacier Bears took control to...
Nome preps for Iditarod finishers
Mar 16, 2010 7:49 am
NOME The Stanley Cup travels first class. The Wells Fargo Iditarod Red Lantern travels coach and is shoved under a seat. Thats still a step up from last year, when it arrived here in a FedEx bo...
Monroe girls cant find winning formula against Sitka Wolves
Mar 16, 2010 7:49 am
ANCHORAGE Knowing that the two other Fairbanks teams had already fallen Monday at the state high school basketball tournament gave the Monroe Catholic Rams girls a little extra incentive. I we...
Mar 16, 2010 7:28 am
Letter to the Editor March 12, 2010 To the editor: I compliment the Board of Game during their 10-day meeting in Fairbanks and their ability to stand up for Alaska against Outside interests an...
Mar 16, 2010 7:28 am
Letter to the Editor March 10, 2010 To the editor: I read an editorial a few days ago, concerning the gathering for the North American sled dog races and other events held here in March. The d...
Mar 16, 2010 7:28 am
Letter to the Editor March 12, 2010 To the editor: We have Denali National Park, complete with defined boundaries. Along came the animal rights people who managed to excite enough people, with...
Mar 16, 2010 7:19 am
Letter to the Editor March 11, 2010 To the editor: Please join me in phoning Sen. Mark Begich to encourage him to support and vote for the health care reform bill that is before Congress. This...
Resident visitors: Fairbanks welcomes its village neighbors to town
Mar 16, 2010 7:19 am
News-Miner editorial Hundreds of people are visiting Fairbanks this week to participate in annual meetings of Interior Alaskas two major Native corporations the nonprofit Tanana Chiefs Confer...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903
Mar 16, 2010 5:49 am
Fort Yukon musher Clifton Carroll drives his 17-member dog team toward the Chena Pump Road wayside at the end of a 12-mile training run Monday afternoon, March 15, 2010, along the Tanana River.
Mar 16, 2010 5:43 am
You ARE aware that Alaska is one of 26 States that has a standing Militia? A sanctioned Militia that serves at the pleasure of the Governor and reports through the Adjutant General for Alaska? Rig...
Local News from KTVF Fairbanks via Yahoo! News
Groups align to fight Kenai watershed degradation
Mar 15, 2010 10:15 pm
A coalition of more than a dozen groups is urging state officials to curtail the degradation at the mouth of the Kasilof and Kenai rivers caused by overuse during the...
Woman shoots, wounds ex-boyfriend
Mar 15, 2010 10:15 pm
Anchorage police say a man upset by child custody issues was shot by his former girlfriend at her home.
House majority leader favors 'surgical' tax debate
Mar 15, 2010 10:15 pm
House Majority Leader Kyle Johansen says he's interested in the "surgical" approach to separating oil and gas production taxes.
Fundraiser nets more than $100,000 for Bean's Cafe
Mar 15, 2010 10:15 pm
The annual Empty Bowls Project raised more than $100,000 for an Anchorage day shelter.
Weather again delays hunt for wolves
Mar 15, 2010 10:14 pm
Blowing snow continues to stymie efforts to kill wolves believed responsible for the death of a teacher in Chignik Lake.
US census forms arrive in the mail: What to expect
Mar 15, 2010 10:14 pm
More than 120 million U.S. census forms begin arriving Monday in mailboxes around the country.
Veneer mill proposed for sports building
Mar 15, 2010 10:14 pm
A Ketchikan businessman says a former veneer mill building could be turned into an indoor sports facility.
Randall happy with second in Oslo
Mar 15, 2010 10:14 pm
Anchorage's Kikkan Randall says she's happy to be back to skate ski sprinting.
Chugach tries energy monitors to lower power costs
Mar 15, 2010 10:14 pm
Chugach Electric Association is looking to high-tech options to help customers lower costs.
Mackey first into Unalakleet in Iditarod
Mar 15, 2010 8:59 pm
Defending champion Lance Mackey was first into Unalakleet Sunday morning in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
