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Whittier is a city at the head of the Passage Canal in the U.S. state of Alaska, about 58 miles (93 km) southeast of Anchorage. [ 4] The city is within the Chugach Census Area, one of the two entities established in 2019 when the former Valdez–Cordova Census Area was dissolved. [ 5]
Begich Towers. / 60.77222°N 148.68556°W / 60.77222; -148.68556. The Begich Towers Condominium is an American building in the small city of Whittier, Alaska. The structure is notable for being the residence for nearly the entire population of the city as well as containing many of its public facilities. This has earned Whittier the ...
The Portage Glacier Highway, or Portage Glacier Road, is a highway located in the U.S. state of Alaska. The highway is made up of a series of roads, bridges, and tunnels that connect the Portage Glacier area of the Chugach National Forest and the city of Whittier to the Seward Highway. Most of the highway travels through mainly rural areas just ...
Whittier, Alaska was the perfect place to have this military base. First, the bay area around Whittier, Alaska has deep-water ports that stay ice-free year round. [ 3 ] With Whittier being one of two all-weather railroad ports that supplied Anchorage with military necessities, it was important that it would stay functioning and safeguarded. [ 4 ]
Portage Glacier. / 60.75306°N 148.78556°W / 60.75306; -148.78556. Portage Glacier is a glacier on the Kenai Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska [1] and is included within the Chugach National Forest. It is located south of Portage Lake and 6 km (4 mi) west of Whittier . Portage Glacier was a local name first recorded in 1898 by ...
Passage Canal. / 60.813; -148.546. Passage Canal is a natural bay (not an artificial canal) of Prince William Sound on the east coast of the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, United States. Its only settlement is the small town of Whittier, located near the head of the bay. It is called the gateway to Prince William Sound as many water taxis, kayak ...
1652813, 2412260. Website. www .cityofwhittier .org. Whittier ( / ˈhwɪtiər /) is a city in Southern California in Los Angeles County, part of the Gateway Cities. The 14.7-square-mile (38.0 km 2) city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 census figure.
Whittier, Alaska, is a small, remote town 60 miles south of Anchorage that is commonly referred to as the "town under one roof." About 217 people live there, and it's accessible only by boat or a ...