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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Example Sentences

The second of two bills proposed by Dunleavy as a way to capitalize on interest by companies with carbon emission reduction goals passed, allowing the state to establish a system and protocols for underground storage of carbon dioxide, with an eye toward using pore space in aging gas or oil fields, such as Cook Inlet or on the North Slope.

From Seattle Times

The carbon bill, HB50, also included a provision supporters said could encourage more gas production in Cook Inlet.

From Seattle Times

Residents in Alaska’s most populous region rely on gas from the aging Cook Inlet basin.

From Seattle Times

In February, Luke Saugier, senior vice president for Hilcorp Alaska, told lawmakers that while the company is “not pulling back” on investments in Cook Inlet and is committed to developing its leases, gas under its lease holdings can’t meet all the region’s gas demand.

From Seattle Times

To create the algorithm, the two researchers analyzed data of the three recent Barry Glacier landslides and six additional landslides -- five of them in Southeast Alaska and one on the west side of lower Cook Inlet, across from the Kenai Peninsula.

From Science Daily