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USA | Alaska | Prince of Wales Island

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The island is dominated by a cool and moist maritime climate. During the summers, the average temperatures vary from 45 degrees to 75 degrees F. Yearly precipitation averages from 60" to 200" based on the exact locale. Prince of Wales is part of the Alexander Archipelago in the southernmost portion of the Alaska panhandle and is the third largest island in the United States. Our island is 135 miles long and 4 miles across. Its 990 miles of coast-line has numerous bays, coves, inlets and points. The landscape is characterized by steep, forested mountains and deep U-shaped valleys that were carved out by glacial ice which once covered this area.

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