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Cook Inlet
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Cook Inlet
An inlet of the Gulf of Alaska in southern Alaska west of the Kenai Peninsula. It is a major fishing ground for salmon and herring and has the largest tidal bore in the United States.

Cook Inlet
n
(Placename) an inlet of the Pacific on the coast of S Alaska: part of the Gulf of Alaska


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Anchorage proper lies on a strip of coastal lowlands which extends to the lower alpine slows of the Chugach Mountains on the eastern end, at the southern end of Anchorage is the Turnagain Arm, an ancient fjord known for some of the world?
Directly south of Anchorage, the waters of Turnagain Arm are a beautiful sight, especially when framed by the Chugach Mountains, whose peaks are a dark gray as they stab above the timberline, punctuated with swatches of snow.
Many miles of the route hug the base of the rugged Chugach Mountains and the shore of Turnagain Arm, winding past waterfalls, wildflowers, and wildlife; keep your eyes peeled for grazing sheep and mountain goats in the cliff tops, and beluga whales racing through the frigid waters below.
 
 
 
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