Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Organized around the island waterways and remote mainland communities of southeastern Alaska, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area became one of the state’s vast, lightly populated administrative regions. Prince of Wales Island, part of the Alexander Archipelago, lies at its centre amid channels, inlets and forested shorelines, much of them within Tongass National Forest. The area also reaches the mainland at Hyder, at the head of Portland Canal near the Canadian border. Haida, Tlingit and Tsimshian peoples have enduring connections to this part of Alaska; communities including Hydaburg and Metlakatla reflect that living Indigenous presence. Follow this area’s place in southeastern Alaska by browsing webcams from nearby islands and communities.

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