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

After its first long voyage, Capt. Gabriel Baylous said the ship was smooth and could handle regularly sailing the Inside Passage down to Ketchikan.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023

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

Cruise ships — those floating, white-frosted pleasure palaces — are back in Elliott Bay, ready to sail up the Inside Passage.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2021

Most of the Inside Passage follows narrow, fjordlike channels.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer