Cook Inlet

American  

noun

1. an inlet of the Gulf of Alaska. 150 miles (240 km) long.

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Cook Inlet British  

noun

1. an inlet of the Pacific on the coast of S Alaska: part of the Gulf of Alaska

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Cook Inlet

Alaska’s Cook Inlet, according to some estimates, could supply all the state’s power.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2023

The dynamics of Upper Cook Inlet are such that a destructive wave would probably be hours away, so people could be warned in advance, she said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

An entrenched public perception holds that Anchorage is protected from tsunamis by the long, shallow Cook Inlet.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 15, 2023

Their tsunami model traced the resulting wave toward Anchorage through the long Cook Inlet, which has uncommonly large tides.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 15, 2023

Thus, the geographic ranges of the two subspecies would seem to overlap around the northern shores of Cook Inlet.

From Comments on the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Some North American Marsupials, Insectivores and Carnivores by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)