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Ketchikan

American  
[kech-i-kan] / ˈkɛtʃ ɪˌkæn /

noun

  1. a seaport in SE Alaska: transportation and communications center.


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It’s a great place to dry off, fill your belly, and relax before wandering around Ketchikan.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

Or you could head to the cruise terminal and catch a ferry to Ketchikan via the Alaska Marine Highway System.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

According to an unrelated Bione.org study , the first recorded outbreak of gull-linked salmonella occurred in 1959 and was recorded in North America in Ketchikan.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

As a boy in Ketchikan, Alaska, Jackson Polys would help his father, the prominent Tlingit artist Nathan Jackson, carve totem poles behind rope stanchions while boatloads of tourists watched.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2023

“Looks like I’m going to Ketchikan with you,” Garvey said.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

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