Alaskan Panhandle

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proper-noun
Definitions
  • The portion of the U.S. state of Alaska hanging south of the main portion, lying to the south of the Yukon and to the west of British Columbia; a salient intruding into northern British Columbia, eliminating BC's coastline access in the north.

Etymology

Compound from English Alaska + English panhandle.

Origin

English

panhandle

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