Alaska Panhandle

This region of the state of Alaska, United States of America, is the coast, just west of the British Columbia province of Canada. In many places , the international border runs along the crest of the Pacific Range of mountains.

The Panhandle includes the [Tongass National Forest]?, [Glacier Bay National Park]?, [Alaska's Inside Passage]?, and a myriad of islands.

Wildlife includes grizzly bears, black bears, wolves, Sitka deer, humpback whales, orcas, 5 species of salmon, bald eages, harlequin ducks, scoters, murrelets.

Major cities are Juneau and Ketchikan. Other towns are Sitka, Petersburg, Metlakatla, Angoon, Haines, Klukwan, Yakutat. There are many tiny towns, such as Pelican, Tenakee Springs, Craig, Hoonah, and Gustavus.