Stikine

[stahy-keen]

noun

1. a river in NW British Columbia, Canada and SE Alaska, flowing W and SW to the Pacific Ocean: important route in 1890s Klondike gold rush. 335 miles (539 km) long.

Example Sentences

The Taku and Stikine are significant salmon producing rivers that have struggled in recent years, CoastAlaska reported.

From Seattle Times

The Taku and Stikine are significant salmon producing rivers that have struggled in recent years, CoastAlaska reported.

From Washington Times

There are dozens of existing and proposed mines just north of the border, many threatening Idaho, Montana and especially southeast Alaska, where Imperial’s Red Chris Mine puts the cherished salmon runs of the Stikine River at risk.

From Seattle Times

That increase coincides with the arrival of sandpipers, and it provides them with appropriate fuel for the 1,000-kilometer hop to their next stopover at the Stikine River in Alaska.

From Scientific American

Repairs to a sister ship, M/V Stikine, were delayed by the inability of technicians to travel from the continental U.S.,

From Seattle Times