Southeast Alaska

Lingít
"People of the Tides"
PeopleTlingit
LanguageLingít
CountryTlingit Aaní

57°34′48″N 135°29′14″W / 57.58000°N 135.48722°W / 57.58000; -135.48722

Southeast Alaska highlighted on a map
A MODIS photograph of Southeast Alaska, February 2002. Border lines with Yukon and British Columbia have been artificially added.

Southeast Alaska, often abbreviated to southeast or southeastern,[1] 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). The majority of southeast Alaska is situated in Tlingit Aaní, much of which is part of the Tongass National Forest, the United States' largest national forest. In many places, the international border runs along the crest of the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains (see Alaska boundary dispute). The region is noted for its scenery and mild, rainy climate.

The largest cities in the region are Juneau, Sitka, and Ketchikan. This region is also home to Hyder, the easternmost town in Alaska.

  1. ^ Tabbert, Russell (1991). Dictionary of Alaska English. Juneau, Alaska: The Denali Press. p. 41. ISBN 9780938737230.