Ketchikan
Southeastern Alaska town
Ketchikan is a city in southeastern Alaska, located on Revillagigedo Island.
It serves as a major port for cruise ships traveling the Inside Passage and claims the title of "Salmon Capital of the World." The town is known for its collection of totem poles and its history as a fishing and timber community: We stopped in Ketchikan during our Alaska cruise.
America's frozen northwest
- southeastIntercardinal compass point
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- panhandleGeographic arm of territory
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
fjord · channel · rainforest · temperate · coastal · Pacific Northwest · waterfront · mountainous
Carved ancestral pillars
- nativeOriginating from a place
- potlatchCeremonial wealth distribution gathering
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
- carvingShaping by cutting away
Haida · tribal · heritage · longhouse · regalia · raven · eagle · moiety
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
- canneryFood preservation factory
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- hatcheryEgg incubation facility
- king salmonBiggest salmon species
sockeye · charter · sportfishing · trolling · halibut · catch · processing · fleet
Docking place for ships
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- shore excursionOrganized land visit from ship
- tenderSoft or sore
disembark · visitors · downtown · shops · galleries · jewelry · passengers · itinerary
Water dropping from clouds
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- wettestMost saturated with liquid
- temperate rainforestMild, wet forest ecosystem
- overcastSky fully veiled
mist · drizzle · annual rainfall · cloudy · damp · lush · green · moss
Alaska
America's frozen northwest
- southeastIntercardinal compass point
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- panhandleGeographic arm of territory
archipelago · fjord · channel · rainforest · temperate · coastal · Pacific Northwest · waterfront · mountainous · inlet
totem poles
Carved ancestral pillars
- nativeOriginating from a place
- potlatchCeremonial wealth distribution gathering
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
carving · Haida · tribal · heritage · longhouse · regalia · raven · eagle · moiety · cultural center
salmon
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
- canneryFood preservation factory
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- hatcheryEgg incubation facility
king salmon · sockeye · charter · sportfishing · trolling · halibut · catch · processing · fleet · seiner
port
Docking place for ships
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- shore excursionOrganized land visit from ship
tender · disembark · visitors · downtown · shops · galleries · jewelry · passengers · itinerary · ferry
rain
Water dropping from clouds
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- wettestMost saturated with liquid
- temperate rainforestMild, wet forest ecosystem
overcast · mist · drizzle · annual rainfall · cloudy · damp · lush · green · moss · humidity
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- cruise portsCozumel, Nassau, San Juan, St. Thomas, Key West
- Pacific CoastPacific Ocean, beach, Pacific coast, sand, Pacific beaches
- Alaska PlacesJuneau, Fairbanks, Nome, Sitka, Kodiak
- Coastal AlaskaSitka, Juneau, Glacier Bay, fjords, Valdez
- Northwest Coasttotem pole, potlatch, totem poles, thunderbird, clan crest
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