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.- Type: Railway stop
- Description: ghost town in Alaska
- Also known as: “Portage, Anchorage, Alaska” and “波蒂奇”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
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The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center… Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is situated 1 mile south of Portage.
Portage
- Categories: ghost town, neighborhood, transport stop, and transport
- Location: Anchorage, Southcentral Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.84042° or 60° 50′ 26″ north
Longitude
-148.98148° or 148° 58′ 53″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Network
ARR
Open location code
93GHR2R9+5C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_position
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Portage” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “波特吉”
- French: “Portage”
- Italian: “Portage”
- Japanese: “ポーテージ”
- Swedish: “Portage, Alaska”
- Swedish: “Portage”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lower Engineer’s Camp and Bear Valley.
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Places to explore: 20 Mile River Parking Lot and Bears Bathrooms.
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