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Wrangell

American  
[rang-guhl] / ˈræŋ gəl /

noun

  1. Mount, an active volcano in SE Alaska, in the Wrangell Mountains. 14,006 feet (4,269 meters).


Wrangell British  
/ ˈræŋɡəl /

noun

  1. a mountain in S Alaska, in the W Wrangell Mountains. Height: 4269 m (14 005 ft)

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In some ways, life in Wrangell, a former logging town, is returning to normal.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

Wrangell is one of the oldest non-Alaska Native settlements in the state, founded in 1811 when Russians began trading with Tlingits, according to a state database of Alaska communities.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

Monday local time in Wrangell, Alaska, where “the slide covered and effectively closed Zimovia Highway” at its 11th milepost, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said on Tuesday.

From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

The Alaska Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management planned to send a staff member to Wrangell on Tuesday to determine what support the community needs from the state, agency spokesperson Jeremy Zidek said.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023

He still wasn’t convinced I’d climbed the Thumb, but by the time he steered the skiff into Wrangell Narrows, he pretended to be.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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