Lynn Canal

Lynn Canal

Lynn Canal, tiefer, 110 km langer Fjord an der Nordwestküste Nordamerikas, im nordamerikanischen Territorium Alaska, unter 135° östl. L. und zwischen 58 und 59° nördl. Br. Er endigt in drei Buchten, Chilkat Inlet, Chilkoot Inlet und Taiya Inlet, von denen Pässe über das gletscherbedeckte Küstengebirge zu den Goldfeldern am Yukon führen. Von Skagway am Taiya Inlet geht auch eine Eisenbahn über den Whitepaß.


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