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Place Name
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Inside Passage
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Place Status (Type)
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waterway
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Location
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Canada, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Inside Passage
, natural, protected waterway,
c.950 mi/1,530 km long, threading through the
Alexander Archipelago off the coast of B.C. (Canada) and SE
Alaska. From Seattle, Wash., to Skagway, Alaska (AK), or via Cross Sound to
the Gulf of Alaska, the route uses channels and straits bet. isls. and
the mainland that afford protection from the storms and open
waters of the Pacific Ocean. Snow-capped mts., forests, waterfalls,
glaciers, and deep, narrow channels give the Inside Passage great
scenic beauty. It was known to Span., Rus., Eng., and Amer. explorers.
Important coastal route for Can. shipping as well as the route
generally used by ships sailing bet. the continental U.S. and
Alaska.
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