Tongass Narrows
Tongass Narrows is a Y-shaped channel, part of Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage. The waterway forms part of the Alaska Marine Highway and as such, is used by charter, commercial fishing, and recreational vessels, as well as commercial freight barges and tanks, kayaks and passenger ferries.Places of Interest
Highlights include Saxman Totem Park and Totem Heritage Center.
Saxman Totem Park
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY 3.0.
Saxman Totem Park is a public park in the city of Saxman, Alaska, just south of Ketchikan in southeastern Alaska. The park is home to a collection of totem poles, some of which are old poles relocated to this place from unoccupied Tlingit villages in the region, or were reconstructed by skilled Tlingit carvers under the auspices of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
Totem Heritage Center
Museum
Photo: Ketchikanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Totem Heritage Center is a historical and cultural museum founded in 1976 and located in Ketchikan, Alaska. The center is operated by the city of Ketchikan.
Deer Mountains
Peak
Photo: NorthBySouthBaranof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deer Mountain is a 3,001.97 feet mountain peak located in the Tongass National Forest in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, which dominates the skyline behind downtown Ketchikan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saxman and Ketchikan.
Saxman
Village
Photo: Thomson200, CC0.
Saxman is a town on Revillagigedo Island in Ketchikan Gateway Borough in southeastern Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Saxman had a population of 384.
Ketchikan
Photo: Jimijames, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ketchikan is a scenic town of approximately 14,000 people along the Tongass Narrows, at the foot of Deer Mountain, on Revillagigedo Island in Southeast Alaska. It is the southernmost and fourth largest city in Alaska.
Tongass Narrows
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
55.32333° or 55° 19′ 24″ northLongitude
-131.61611° or 131° 36′ 58″ westOpen location code
947C89FM+8HGeoNames ID
5558022
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