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Prince of Wales Island is one of the islands of the Alexander Archipelago in the Alaska Panhandle. The island is in the Prince of Wales - Outer Ketchikan Census Area, and is the fourth largest island in the United States and the 97th largest island in the world A MODIS photograph of the Alexander Archipelago The Alexander Archipelago is an archipelago, or group of islands, off the southeast coast of Alaska. ...
The Alaska Panhandle is the coast of the American state of Alaska, just west of the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ...
Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ...
Satellite image of the Big Island of Hawaii, the largest island in the United States. ...
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by area. ...
Geography and ecology
The island is 135 miles (215 km) long, 45 miles (72 km) wide and has an area of 2,577 sq mi (6,675 km²), slightly larger than the State of Delaware. This article is about the U.S. State of Delaware. ...
The island is covered by the Tongass National Forest. It is the main homeland of the Kaigani Haida people, and the only home of the Prince of Wales flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus griseifrons)[1]. At 17 million acres (69,000 km²), the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States. ...
One of the First Nations of Canada, the Haida live on islands off the west coast of North America. ...
Binomial name (Shaw, 1801) The Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) is one of two species of the genus Glaucomys, the only flying squirrels found in North America (the other is the somewhat smaller Southern flying squirrel, ). Flying squirrels are strictly nocturnal. ...
Economy
Logging Logging has historically been a mainstay of the collective Prince of Wales economy, however, recently there has been a decline in the industry leaving only a few small-scale sawmills operating. In 1975, Herbert Zieske, Chuck Zieske, and Alan Stein and the Point Baker Association hired Dick Folta of Haines to sue the US Forest Service to prevent logging 400,000 acres on the northern portion of the island.
In December 1975, Judge von der Heydt issued a ruling injoining clearcutting. In March of 1976, Congress responded to the suit by passing the National Forest Management Act which removed the injunction. Subsequently half of the marketable timber was cut on the north end of the island.
Tourism Recently, tourism, including sport fishing has gained a strong place in Prince of Wales' economy. Tourism has also increased in part due to the easier accessibility to Prince of Wales Island by the new Inter-Island Ferry Authority. Sport fishing is a popular attraction in Cabo San Lucas Sport fishing is a term (often used interchangeably with game fishing) that describes recreational fishing where the primary reward is the challenge of finding and catching the fish rather than the culinary or financial value of the fishs flesh. ...
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority (IFA) is a ferry service in the U.S. State of Alaska with its headquarters based in Craig on Prince of Wales Island. ...
Transportation Historically, the Alaska Marine Highway served the port of Hollis, but after skimpy schedules the communities of Prince of Wales Island banded together to create their own ferry service, the Inter-Island Ferry Authority which has two Prince of Wales Island-dedicated vessels in its fleet currently with direct and indirect service (with connections to the Alaska Marine Highway) to Wrangell, Petersburg (via Wrangell), and Ketchikan. The Alaska Marine Highway or the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is a ferry service that is operated by the government of the state of Alaska in the United States. ...
Hollis is a census-designated place located in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska. ...
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority (IFA) is a ferry service in the U.S. State of Alaska with its headquarters based in Craig on Prince of Wales Island. ...
Totem poles at the Shakes house Wrangell is a city in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, United States. ...
Petersburg is a city in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, in the United States. ...
Ketchikan (IPA: ) is the fifth most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska and the southeasternnmost sizable city in that state. ...
The only airport on Prince of Wales is the Klawock Airport. It receives service from L.A.B. Flying Service with flights from Ketchikan as well as charters. There are numerous seaplane bases in communities throughout the island. L.A.B. Flying Service is a small bush airline based in Haines, Alaska, USA, serving Southeast Alaska. ...
Ketchikan (IPA: ) is the fifth most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska and the southeasternnmost sizable city in that state. ...
A road system, much of it originally created by the logging industry, spans much of the island and an increasing amount of it is become paved. Only a number of communities on the northern tip of the island are without road access to other Prince of Wales communities.
Communities
Islands of the Pacific Northwest Coast Coordinates: 55°38′N, 132°54′W Image File history File links NWCoast1a. ...
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Coffman Cove is a city located in Prince of Wales_Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska. ...
Craig is a city located in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska. ...
Hollis is a census-designated place located in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska. ...
Hydaburg is a city located in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska. ...
Kasaan is a city located in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska. ...
Klawock is a city located in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska. ...
Naukati Bay is a census-designated place located in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska. ...
Point Baker is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska, United States. ...
Port Protection is a census-designated place located in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska. ...
Thorne Bay is a city located in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska. ...
Waterfall, Alaska is located on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska approximately 60 miles west of Ketchikan, Alaska. ...
Whale Pass is a census-designated place located in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska. ...
Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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