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ALASKA PANHANDLE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

The southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Alaska, which lies west from the northern half of the Canadian province [of] British Columbia.

OBS

Southeast Alaska: Not to be confused with "Alaska Peninsula," the long and narrow extension of south-west Alaska, between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

OBS

Alaska Panhandle: The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) considers the term (or generic) "panhandle," despite its frequent usage, to be an informal regional or descriptive term that can vary depending on the application for which it is being used.

Key term(s)
  • Southeastern Alaska

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Partie sud-est de l'État de l'Alaska qui s'étend à l'ouest de la moitié nord de la province canadienne de la Colombie-Britannique.

OBS

Alaska du Sud-Est : Ne pas confondre avec la «péninsule de l'Alaska» (Alaska Peninsula), une péninsule constituant l'extrémité sud-ouest de l'Alaska, entre la mer de Béring et l'océan Pacifique.

Key term(s)
  • sud-est de l'Alaska

Spanish

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