0 Likes
Aview of Kechikan, AK from the ship in dock. It seems the main reason for being of Ketchikan is to give the ship passengers a chance to spend some money on souveniers and jewelry. 4 Ships dock at once and 5-10,000 people come running ashore.
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Approximately half of Alaska's 710,231 residents (as per the 2010 United States Census) live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska is the least densely populated state of the U.S.Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska
