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Delve into Angoon in United States
Angoon in the region of Alaska with its 459 residents is a city in United States - some 2,837 mi or ( 4566 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital .
Current time in Angoon is now 12:08 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Juneau " with a UTC offset of -8 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Juneau City and Borough, Ketchikan, Sitka, and Whitehorse. While being here, make sure to check out Juneau City and Borough . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Angoon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Humpback Whales Bubble-Feeding
I photographed a group of humpback whales bubble-feeding near Angoon, AK last week! ..
Humpback Whale Watching #3
Some of my thoughts after a beautiful day in Southeast Alaska last week. ..
Summer at the Lodge
A compilation of footage I recorded over several seasons while working at a sport fishing lodge in beautiful Southeast Alaska. ..
orcas
killer whales come by ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tenakee Seaplane Base
Tenakee Seaplane Base is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Tenakee Springs, a city on Chichagof Island in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).
Located at 57.50 -134.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Angoon, Alaska
Angoon (sometimes formerly spelled Angun) is a city on Admiralty Island in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 572, by the 2010 census the population had declined to 459. The name in Tlingit, Aangóon, means roughly "isthmus town."
Located at 57.50 -134.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Killisnoo Island
Killisnoo Island is a small island in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska, at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:57|28|11|N|134|35|26|W|scale:500000 | |name= }}. It is located just off the central west coast of Admiralty Island, south of the city of Angoon. Killisnoo Island, an unincorporated area, is a settlement on the island.
Located at 57.47 -134.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Kootznahoo Inlet
Kootznahoo Inlet is located on the eastern shore of Chatham Strait in the U.S. state of Alaska. Comprising an area of about 15 square miles, it is an intricate group of narrow passages, lagoons, and bays, having its entrance 3 miles north of Killisnoo. Kootznahoo, which means bear fortress, is also the name given by the Tlingit to mean Admiralty. The Kootznoowoo Wilderness also of the Admiralty Island covers some of the largest reserve areas covering about 1 million acres.
Located at 57.53 -134.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
ABC Islands (Alaska)
The ABC Islands is the colloquial name for the Alaskan islands of Admiralty, Baranof, and Chichagof in the northern part of the Alexander Archipelago. The islands are known for their wilderness and wildlife, which include a clade of brown bear that is more closely related to polar bears than to other living brown bears. Most of the islands' area is federally protected wilderness.
Located at 57.40 -134.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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