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Fairbanks and Southeast Alaska
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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
Celebrate spring in the Goldsteam Valley
Mar 19, 2010 7:56 pm
FAIRBANKS - The Goldstream Valley Lions Club is hosting its annual spring fling Saturday at the Ken Kunkle Community Center off Goldstream Road. The annual event begins at 10 a.m. and features sled...
Blue Loon hosts Black & White party
Mar 19, 2010 7:55 pm
FAIRBANKS - The vernal (spring) equinox arrives Saturday, and The Blue Loon welcomes the time when Fairbanks experiences equal parts night and day with the annual Black and White party. Do you pre...
How much should state spend to get 'cheap' fuel?
Mar 19, 2010 6:25 pm
The state Legislature should appropriate money immediately to start building either a large-scale pipeline to Valdez or a bullet line from the North Slope to the Kenai Peninsula, according ...
Anchorage man shoots neighbor's Chihuahua
Mar 19, 2010 5:52 pm
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Police say an Anchorage man shot and killed his neighbor's 10-year-old Chihuahua this week, escalating a long-standing dispute over roaming dogs. The 74-year-old has been cha...
Interior mushers revel in Iditarods ending
Mar 19, 2010 8:22 am
NOME Thursday was a day of meetings at the Iditarod finish line. Mothers and met their sons, a husband met his wife and musher met musher in a race down Front Street. First from the Interior un...
Dan Kaduce of Fairbanks named Iditarod Rookie of the Year
Mar 19, 2010 8:22 am
NOME After six 1,000-mile races, Dan Kaduce wasnt a rookie heading into his first Iditarod, regardless of what the official scoresheet might say. The 40-year-old Kaduce, who has competed in fiv...
North Pole council picks Jacobsons replacement
Mar 19, 2010 8:11 am
FAIRBANKS The North Pole City Council selected civil servant Ron Jones to fill a vacancy, city officials confirmed Thursday following a special meeting. Jones is a 14-year resident of North Pol...
Analyst says Alaska could need income tax
Mar 19, 2010 8:10 am
JUNEAU Alaskas maturation since statehood has failed to carry with it true economic diversification, a longtime analyst told representatives last week. As a result, the state should bank on dec...
Mar 19, 2010 7:56 am
While the GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race is a little different this year, most of the same names keep popping up when you talk about the favorites in the Granddaddy of spring ...
Open North American race rookies rise to the challenge
Mar 19, 2010 7:56 am
Theres a trio of rookies in this years GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race and they all have different stories to tell as to why they chose this year to run what many call the fast...
