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Southeast Alaska, often abbreviated to southeast or southeastern, and sometimes called the Alaska(n) panhandle, is the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Alaska, bordered to the east and north by the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia (and a small part of Yukon).
Alaska is the coldest state in the United States. The climate in south and southeastern Alaska is a mid-latitude oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), and a subarctic oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc) in the northern parts, with cool summers and relatively mild winters. On an annual basis, the southeast is both the wettest and ...
The boundary of southeastern Alaska shown is that claimed by the United States before the conclusion of the Alaska boundary dispute. Part of a series on the. History of Alaska. Prehistory. Russian America (1733–1867) Department of Alaska (1867–1884) District of Alaska (1884–1912) Territory of Alaska (1912–1959) State of Alaska (1959–present)
Southeastern Alaska is sometimes called the Alaska "panhandle". It consists of a thin strip of land and islands between Canada's British Columbia and the northern Pacific Ocean. It includes the Inside Passage, a series of waterways largely protected from the Pacific by islands, providing a safer sea route up and down the coast.
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May 22, 2024 · U.S. Situated 95 miles (150 km) southwest of Juneau, on the western coast of Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago, it is the only city in southeastern Alaska that lies on the Pacific Ocean. Sitka, Alaska. The area was originally inhabited by Tlingit Indians.
Introduction. Alaska's Past - Regional Perspectives. Southeast Alaska is sometimes called the panhandle because it stretches away from the rest of Alaska just as a handle does from a pot or pan. It is separated by great glaciers north of Yakutat from direct overland travel to the rest of Alaska.
