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Definition of Alexander Archipelago
1. Noun. A group of islands off southeastern Alaska.
Terms within: Admiralty Island
Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alexander Archipelago
Literary usage of Alexander Archipelago
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels in Alaska by John Muir (1915)
"CHAPTER II Alexander Archipelago AND THE HOME I FOUND IN ALASKA TO the lover of
pure wildness Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world. ..."
2. Fur Seal Arbitration: Proceedings of the Tribunal of Arbitration, Convened by Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration (1895)
"... Kodiak to the Alexander Archipelago, now known as Southeastern Alaska—one at
Three Saints Harbour, one at St. Paul Island, one on the island of Kodiak, ..."
3. The New Eldorado: A Summer Journey to Alaska by Maturin Murray Ballou (1889)
"The Alexander Archipelago. — Rich Virgin Soil. — Fish Canning.— Myriads of
Salmon.— Native Villages.—Reckless Habits. — Awkward Fashions and their Origin. ..."
4. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"2) include in the Alexander Archipelago: Stephens Passage, Lynn Canal, Sumner
Strait, ... Numbered areas are: 1 -Southeast Alaska (Alexander Archipelago), ..."
5. History of Alaska: 1730-1885 by Hubert Howe Bancroft, Alfred Bates, Ivan Petroff, William Nemos (1886)
"Forests clothe the valleys and mountain sides of the Alexander Archipelago and
the mainland adjacent, and are found at intervals throughout the territory ..."
6. Journal of School Geography (1897)
"The Alexander Archipelago finds its origin in a partially submerged mountain
chain, which appears on the mainland in the State of Washington as the Olympics ..."
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