Portage
Portage is a ghost town and former settlement on Turnagain Arm in Alaska, about 47 miles southeast of Downtown Anchorage. The town was destroyed in the 1964 Alaska earthquake when the ground in the area sank about six feet, putting most of the town below high tide level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Railway stop
- Description: ghost town in Alaska
- Also known as: “Portage, Anchorage, Alaska”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
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The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to conservation, research, education, and animal care. The center is located on about 200 acres at the head of Turnagain Arm and the entrance to Portage Valley, Milepost 79 of the Seward Highway, about 11 mi southeast of Girdwood. Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is situated 2 km south of Portage.
Portage
- Categories: ghost town, neighborhood, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Anchorage, Southcentral Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.84042° or 60° 50′ 26″ northLongitude
-148.98148° or 148° 58′ 53″ westElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Network
ARROpen location code
93GHR2R9+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 7161490189OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Portage” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “波特吉”
- Chinese: “波蒂奇”
- French: “Portage”
- Italian: “Portage”
- Japanese: “ポーテージ”
- Swedish: “Portage, Alaska”
- Swedish: “Portage”
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