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.- Railway stop
- …lies at an elevation of 66 feet (20 metres)
- …is also known as “Portage, Anchorage, Alaska”
- …is part of the ARR network
- Description: ghost town in Alaska
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Portage
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Latitude
60.84042° or 60° 50′ 26″ north
Longitude
-148.98148° or 148° 58′ 53″ west
Open location code
93GHR2R9+5C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport = stop_position
OpenStreetMap feature
railway = stop
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From Chinese to Swedish—“Portage” goes by many names.
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