Southeast Alaska
Southeast Alaska lies between the southern tip of Prince of Whales Is. to the far edge of the Malaspina Glacier west of Yakutat Bay, a distance of 800 km. This region is very complex with 33,600 km of shoreline and over 2,000 islands. The Tongass National Forest, 17 million acres, covers more than 80% of Southeast Alaska. There are over 5,000 glaciers in this region many of which spill into Glacier Bay National Park.


There is a wide diversity of estuaries, fjords, bays, channels, and straits found in Southeast Alaska. This region hosts some of the most diverse marine life in all of Alaska.

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