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Haines
Haines Haines, Alaska.

Haines

Alaska, United States
Also known as: Dei Shu
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Haines, city, southeastern Alaska, U.S. Located at the northern end of North America’s longest fjord, it also lies at the northern end of the Alexander Archipelago on a peninsula between the Chilkoot and Chilkat rivers. Situated near the point where the Taiya Inlet meets the Chilkoot Inlet, Haines is south of Skagway (the former gold-rush centre at the head of the Lynn Canal), 90 miles (145 km) north-northwest of Juneau. Haines (with Skagway) is the...

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