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Wrangell in the region of Alaska with its 2,369 inhabitants is a town in United States - some 2,752 mi or ( 4429 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Wrangell is now 02:43 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Sitka " with a UTC offset of -8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Juneau City and Borough, Ketchikan, and Sitka. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Juneau City and Borough . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Wrangell ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Wrangell Polar Bear Club, 2010
On New Year's Day, 2010, 46 Wrangell, Alaska Polar Bears entered Shoemaker Bay for an invigorating swim. They all made it out alive. No animals were harmed in filming this. ..
Festival of Lights Wrangell AK
The folks of Wrangell, Alaska start the holiday season with the Festival of Lights and lighting of the town Christmas Tree. ..
Anan Bears Wrangell AK Sept 2010 (1)
We were last tour of 2010 to see the black bears at Anan Observatory. We took a boat from Wrangell, AK and it poured all day. The viewing platform is covered so we were dry. We watched 7 bears fishing ..
Wrangell, Alaska, United States and surroundings traveler photos - TripAdvisor TripWow
tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Tour of Wrangell,United States created at TripWow by TravelPod (a TripAdvisor™ company) TripAdvisor™ TripWow Slideshow of Wrangell by TravelPod. Cities visited on this trip: ..
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Wrangell, Alaska
The City and Borough of Wrangell is a borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Incorporated as a Unified Home Rule Borough on May 30, 2008, Wrangell was previously a city in the Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area (afterwards renamed the Petersburg Census Area). Its Tlingit name is Ḵaachx̱aana. áakʼw (“Ḵaachx̱an’s Little Lake” with áa-kʼw ‘lake-diminutive’).
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Fort Stikine
Fort Stikine was a fur trade post and fortification in what is now the Alaska Panhandle, at the site of the present-day of Wrangell, Alaska, United States. Originally built as the Redoubt San Dionisio or Redoubt Saint Dionysius (Russian: Форт or Редут Святого Дионисия, Fort or Redut Svyataya Dionisiya) in 1834, the site was transferred to the British as part of a lease signed in the region in 1838, and renamed Fort Stikine when turned into a Hudson's Bay Company post in 1839.
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Wrangell High School
Wrangell High School is a high school located in Wrangell, Alaska, United States. It is part of the public schools. It has basketball teams and competes with other high school teams in other cities and towns.
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Stikine Middle School
Stikine Middle School is a middle school located in Wrangell, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Wrangell public schools.
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KWRG-LP
KWRG-LP is a commercial radio station airing religious programming in Wrangell, Alaska. KWRG-LP obtains a portion of its programming from the LifeTalk Radio Network.
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