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Haines is a census-designated place located in Haines Borough, Alaska, United States. It is in the northern part of the Alaska Panhandle, near Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.As of the 2010 census, the population of the Haines CDP was 1,713, out of a total 2,508 in Haines Borough.
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  • 2. Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Haines
    Haines is a census-designated place located in Haines Borough, Alaska, United States. It is in the northern part of the Alaska Panhandle, near Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.As of the 2010 census, the population of the Haines CDP was 1,713, out of a total 2,508 in Haines Borough.
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  • 3. Chilkoot River Haines
    The Chilkoot Lake, in the Tlingit Indians region of Alaska, is also spelt Chilcoot Lake. Its other local names are the Akha Lake and Tschilkut S, meaning “Chilkoot Lake”. It is in Haines Borough, Alaska. Chilkoot also means big fish. The lake has a ‘Recreation Site’ at its southern end near the outlet to the Chilkoot River, which is set amidst the Sitka spruce trees. Chilkoot River flows from the lake for a short length and debouches into the Lutak Channel at the head of the Chilkoot inlet near Haines. Chilkoot village, a settlement of Chilkoot Indians existed at the outlet of the lake, which was called Tschilkut or Tananel or Chilcoot; the lake is named after this village. This village is now a camping area developed by the State Parks and Outdoor Recreation Division of the Alaska...
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  • 4. Chilkat River Haines
    The Chilkat River is a river in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska that flows southward from the Coast Range to the Chilkat Inlet and ultimately Lynn Canal. It is about 80 kilometres long. It begins at Chilkat Glacier, in Alaska, flows west and south in British Columbia for 27 kilometres , enters Alaska and continues southwest for another 60 kilometres . It reaches the ocean at the abandoned area of Wells, Alaska and deposits into a long delta area. The river was named by the Russians for the Chilkat group of Tlingit, called /Ǯiɬqut/ in their own language, who lived in the region. The name means salmon storehouse.Near the Chilkat River is the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, where thousands of bald eagles appear between October and February, to take advantage of late salmon runs...
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  • 5. Chilkat State Park Haines
    The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve is a state park and wildlife refuge in the U.S. state of Alaska near Haines. Established in 1982, the park covers 49,320 acres , mainly along the Chilkat River, with sections along the Klehini and Tsirku rivers. The preserve is home to the world's largest concentration of bald eagles. 200 to 400 birds live there year-round, with up to 4,000 observed during the annual Fall Congregation. The Haines Highway from miles 12–18 is a popular viewing location.
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