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Juneau (Alaska)

 
Description: Juneau is the capital city of Alaska, USA.

Newest Review: ... and other men were shown the gold by a local Tlingit chief, the name of the town used to be Dzántik'i Héeni, which means River where the flounders gather. Downtown Juneau is at sea level, and the mountains rise to 3,500 - 4,000 feet at the top of these mountains is the Juneau Icefield, a large ice mass from which many glaciers flow. *The Mendenhall Glacier* The Mendenhall Glacier is ... more

 ... about 12km from downtown Juneau, in the Tongrass National Forest, and worryingly it is retreating very quickly. There are plenty of walks around the area, but one path was closed because of Brown Bear activity, in fact we could just see the bear in the ...more

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Crowned Review Juneau (Alaska): Do you know Juneau? (1090 words)
by - written on 10/10/08 (Very useful, 165 readings)
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Do you know a state capital where there are no roads in and out? You can only reach it by boat or plane? Well I do! Juneau is the state capital of Alaska and I was lucky enough to have a short visit there this summer. I was on a cruise to Alaska and this was the third town we had visited, some houses were along the edge of the Gastineau Channel with steep mountains rising behind them, as the misty morning cleared - it was only 6.30am after all, we saw the main town at the head of channel and saw that other cruise ships had also docked. Juneau is the third largest city in the state, and has a population of about 30,000 but on days the cruise ships dock this ...  Read the complete review

 

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