Chilkat Peninsula

Chilkat Peninsula
A picture of the Chilkat Peninsula from the Takshanuk Mountains with Haines in the foreground.

The Chilkat Peninsula is a peninsula in Lynn Canal, Southeast Alaska that divides the Chilkoot and Chilkat Inlets and divides the Chilkat and Chilkoot watersheds. The peninsula extends into Lynn Canal as well.

The town of Haines sits on the northern end of the peninsula while the neighborhood of Mud Bay is located closer towards the center of the peninsula.

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Coordinates: 59°11′16″N 135°22′23″W / 59.18778°N 135.37306°W / 59.18778; -135.37306



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