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Juneau

[joo-noh]

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Alaska, in the SE part.



Juneau

/ ˈdʒuːnəʊ /

noun

  1. a port in SE Alaska: state capital. Pop: 31 187 (2003 est)

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The Juneau city website explains that glacial lake outbursts happen when a lake of melting snow and ice and rain drains rapidly.

From BBC

Juneau is arguably the whale watching capital of Alaska, with humpback whales traveling from Hawaii to the area every summer, along with resident and migratory orcas, so whale watching was high on our list.

From Salon

But overall, Alaskans opposed the name change by a two-to-one margin, the Juneau Express reported.

From BBC

Thomas Juneau, a professor at the University of Ottawa with a focus on national security, told the BBC that Trump's tariffs "undoubtedly represent an earthquake in Canada-US relations."

From BBC

Outbursts from temporary lakes blocked by Mendenhall Glacier have produced record-setting floods in Juneau two years in a row.

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