Tongass National Forest
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Tongass National Forest
First recorded in 1905–10; probably from Tsimshian Tamgas, the Tsimshian name for the Taanta Kwáan or Taant'a Ḵwáan “Sea Lion People,” a Tlingit people who lived near Ketchikan in southeastern Alaska
Example Sentences
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Rain is a part of life in the region, most of which is nestled in the Tongass National Forest, a temperate rainforest.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska covers 16.7 million acres — an area larger than West Virginia — and is home to old-growth Sitka spruce and cedars.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2023
Joel Jackson, the president of the Organized Village of Kake, a tribal community, has lived within the Tongass National Forest in Alaska his entire life.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023
It comes a day after the administration took action to protect Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, and as it faces other decisions on hotly fought over sites in Alaska and Nevada.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2023
The Tongass National Forest could easily supply one-third of this amount indefinitely.
From The School Book of Forestry by Charles Lathrop Pack
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