Alexander Archipelago (ärkĭpĕl`əgō), island group off SE Alaska. The islands are the exposed tops of the submerged coastal mountains that rise steeply from the Pacific Ocean. Deep, fjordlike channels separate the islands and cut them off from the mainland; the northern part of the Inside Passage Inside Passage, natural, protected waterway, c.950 mi (1,530 km) long, threading through the Alexander Archipelago off the coast of British Columbia and SE Alaska. From Seattle, Wash.
..... Click the link for more information. threads its way among the islands. The largest islands are Chichagof, Admiralty, Baranof, Wrangell Wrangell Island (răng`gəl), 30 mi (48 km) long and 5 to 14 mi (8.1–22.
..... Click the link for more information. , Revillagigedo, Kupreanof, Mitkoff, and Prince of Wales Prince of Wales, Cape, at the tip of the Seward Peninsula, NW Alaska, on the Bering Strait; westernmost point of North America. Cape Dezhnev, Siberia, is only 55 mi (89 km) to the west.
..... Click the link for more information. . All the islands are rugged, densely forested, and have an abundance of wildlife. The Tlingit are native to the area. Ketchikan Ketchikan (kĕ`chĭkăn'), city (1990 pop. 8,263), SE Alaska, a port of entry on Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago.
..... Click the link for more information. on Revillagigedo and Sitka Sitka (sĭt`kə), city (1990 pop. 8,588), Sitka census div., SE Alaska, in the Alexander Archipelago, on Baranof Island; inc. 1971.
..... Click the link for more information. on Baranof are the main centers of population. Lumbering, trapping, fishing, and canning are the main industries. The archipelago was visited by the Russians in 1741 and was later explored by Britain, Spain, and the United States.

Alexander Archipelago

Group of about 1,100 islands, southeastern Alaska, U.S. Extending southward from Glacier Bay, the chief islands are Chichagof, Admiralty, Baranof, Kupreanof, Prince of Wales, and Revillagigedo. The chief towns are Sitka (on Baranof) and Ketchikan (on Revillagigedo). The islands are separated from the mainland by deep, narrow channels that form part of the Inside Passage. The archipelago's name, given in 1867, honours Tsar Alexander II.

a group of over 1000 islands along the coast of SE Alaska