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Ketchikan is on the Western coast of Revillagigedo Island, 680 air miles north of Seattle. It is accesible only by boat or aircraft. The population of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough is 14,000. Our primary economy is based on timber harvesting, fishing, tourism. The fishing industry is supported by four canneries, three cold storage facilities and a fish processing plant. Cruise ships carrying 783,000 visitors make more than 435 stops in Ketchikan. Average precipitation is 162 inches each year, including 32 inches of snow, so bring your rain gear.
Today's weather in Ketchikan. |
Ketchikan claims the largest collection of totem poles in the world. There are over 100 Native poles in the Ketchikan area. |
