Sitka
Panhandle cruise destination
Sitka is a city in southeastern Alaska, located on Baranof Island.
It served as the capital of Russian America and briefly as Alaska's territorial capital after the U.S. purchase in 1867.
Sitka spruce, a large conifer native to the Pacific Northwest coast, takes its name from the city: The sitka spruce towered over the rainforest.
Geographic arm of territory
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- temperate rainforestMild, wet forest ecosystem
- bald eaglesLarge fish-hunting American raptors
- sea ottersAquatic weasel relatives
salmon · totem poles · fishing · wildlife · tourism · indigenous · subarctic · Pacific Ocean
Foreign territorial takeover
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- treatyBinding pact between nations
missionaries · heritage · archives · artifacts · cultural exchange · territory · Russian Orthodox
Land-water boundary
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- marineRelating to the sea
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- waterfrontLand beside navigable waters
fishing boats · kayaking · whale watching · kelp · seabirds · rocky shores · salmon runs · seaplanes
Cone-bearing tree
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
- lumberSawn wood for building
- timberWood for construction
tonewood · aircraft · soundboard · resin · bark · needles · old-growth · coastal forest
panhandle
Geographic arm of territory
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- temperate rainforestMild, wet forest ecosystem
- bald eaglesLarge fish-hunting American raptors
sea otters · salmon · totem poles · fishing · wildlife · tourism · indigenous · subarctic · Pacific Ocean · Northern Lights
colonization
Foreign territorial takeover
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
treaty · missionaries · heritage · archives · artifacts · cultural exchange · territory · Russian Orthodox
shoreline
Land-water boundary
waterfront · fishing boats · kayaking · whale watching · kelp · seabirds · rocky shores · salmon runs · seaplanes · docks
conifer
Cone-bearing tree
timber · tonewood · aircraft · soundboard · resin · bark · needles · old-growth · coastal forest · shipbuilding
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