Inside Passage

American  

1. a natural sheltered waterway used as a sea route along the U.S.-Canadian coast, extending from Seattle, Washington, to Skagway, Alaska. 950 miles (1,529 km) long.

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Example Sentences

Cruising the Inside Passage typically includes stops in Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, and sometimes Sitka, along with a British Columbia port if your cruise sails from the United States.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

Lives Lived: Jonathan Raban, a British author who traveled to the Middle East, down the Mississippi River and to Alaska’s Inside Passage, said he was not a “travel writer.”

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Peggy Cleveland says fall is an ideal time for a road trip to Canada or a cruise of Alaska’s Inside Passage.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2022

The sale covers virtually all regions, including the South Pacific, Antarctica and Alaska, where a seven-day Inside Passage cruise starts at $439 a person.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2022

The slow journey up the Inside Passage unfolded in a gauzy reverie of anticipation.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer