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In the destination Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula.
In the photo: Whittier’s harbor in summer
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Small port town at the head of a fjord in Prince William Sound, surrounded by mountains and glaciers, reachable by land only via the Anton Anderson Tunnel. It was a military base in World War II, and almost all residents live in a single 14-story building. From the port you can take glacier cruises through Prince William Sound, ferries and cruise ships; the Portage lake and glacier are near the tunnel.
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The local experience
A 4.1 km tunnel under the mountain that links Whittier to the rest of Alaska, with a single lane shared by cars and trains on alternating schedules. It is the longest road tunnel in North America.
A glacial lake with icebergs in the Portage valley, between Girdwood and Whittier, with a visitor center and boats that cross the water to the front of Portage Glacier, which has retreated out of view from the shoreline.
