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Douglas Island (Tlingit: Deishú Áakʼw) is a tidal island in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the city and borough of Juneau , just west of downtown Juneau and east of Admiralty Island . It is separated from mainland Juneau by the Gastineau Channel , and contains the communities of Douglas and West Juneau .
West Juneau is a populated place in Juneau, Alaska, United States. It is located on Douglas Island 1.8 miles (2.9 km) northwest of Douglas . [ 1 ] Despite its location on Douglas Island, the neighborhood was juridically a part of the City of Juneau, rather than the City of Douglas, prior to municipal unification in 1970.
Eaglecrest Ski Area is a public ski area on Douglas Island in the U.S. state of Alaska, across Gastineau Channel from Juneau. The area is owned and operated by Juneau's municipal government. Eaglecrest has 4 double chairlifts accessing 640 acres (2.6 km 2), with 36 marked alpine runs, two Nordic skiing loops, and access to world class ...
The Juneau-Douglas Bridge connects the Juneau mainland with Douglas Island. No roads connect Juneau to the rest of North America; ferries allow access to the road network. There is a lack of places to build a road. A route to the east would fail due to an icefield the size of Rhode Island separating Juneau from Atlin, British Columbia.
Gastineau Channel, Juneau, Alaska A small vessel heads south through Gastineau Channel, preparing to sail beneath the Douglas Bridge in February, 2011 Gastineau Channel (Lingít: Séet Ká) is a channel between the mainland of the U.S. state of Alaska and Douglas Island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska.
Satellite image of the Big Island of Hawaii, the largest island in the United States. Scale depiction of the 5 largest islands in the US, with some other significant islands This is a list of islands of the United States , as ordered by area.
The Douglas Bridge (also colloquially known as the J. D. Bridge or simply "the bridge") is located in Juneau, Alaska, United States. Spanning the Gastineau Channel, it connects Juneau's eastern, mainland side with the city's communities on Douglas Island to the west. The current span is the second bridge of the same name; the original, built in ...
Ninemile Creek is a river on Douglas Island in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. Its origin is in hills to the southeast and it flows northwest to Gastineau Channel near West Juneau. It is 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east of Entrance Point and 6.4 miles (10.3 km) northwest of the city of Juneau. [1]