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Pages in category "Peninsulas of Alaska" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aialik Peninsula;
This is a list of islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. Approximately 2,670 named islands help to make Alaska the largest state in the United States . [A] [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Alaska Peninsula" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Alaska Peninsula [1] (also called Aleut Peninsula [2] or Aleutian Peninsula, [3] Aleut: Alasxix̂; Sugpiaq: Aluuwiq, Al'uwiq) is a peninsula extending about 497 mi (800 km) to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. The peninsula separates the Pacific Ocean from Bristol Bay, an arm of the Bering Sea.
Bainbridge Island (Alaska) Baker Island (Alaska) Baranof Island; Barren Islands; Barter Island; Battleship Island (Alaska) Bell Island (Alaska) Bendel Island (Alaska) Benjamin Island (Alaska) Besboro Island; Big Koniuji Island (Alaska) Biorka Island; Bird Island (Juneau, Alaska) Bligh Island (Alaska) Bobrof Island; Bogoslof Island; Brownson ...
A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit. [5] A point is generally considered a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water that is less prominent than a cape. [6] In English, the plural of peninsula is peninsulas or, less commonly, peninsulae. A river which courses through a very tight ...
The Kenai Peninsula (Dena'ina: Yaghenen) is a large peninsula jutting from the coast of Southcentral Alaska.The name Kenai (/ ˈ k iː n aɪ /, KEE-ny) is derived from the word "Kenaitze" or "Kenaitze Indian Tribe", the name of the Native Athabascan Alaskan tribe, the Kahtnuht’ana Dena’ina ("People along the Kahtnu (Kenai River)"), who historically inhabited the area. [1]
This is a list of places in Alaska, including cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places.The list also includes information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper zip code bounds, if applicable.