Sunrise in Sitka, Alaska, Thomsen Harbor and the famous Mount Edgecumbe of Kruzof Island.

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Sunrise over Thomsen Harbor in Alaska. The City and Borough of Sitka is a unified city-borough located on the west side of Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle), in the state of Alaska. With an estimated population of 8,986 in 2005, Sitka is the fourth-largest city by population in Alaska. The Russian capital of Alaska before 1867. Mount Edgecumbe is the current name of a dormant volcano located at the southern end of Kruzof Island, Alaska, of which it is the highest point. In the Tlingit language it is called L’ux.[1] Mt. Edgecumbe is a local landmark and a tourist attraction. On April 1, 1974, a local prankster named Porky Bickar flew in and ignited 100 old tires in the crater, convincing nearby residents of Sitka, Alaska that the volcano was erupting. Photography by Jeffrey Wickett, NorthLight Photography llc,

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Size: 2831px × 4256px
Location: Thomsen Harbor, Sitka, Alaska 99835, USA
Photo credit: © Jeffrey Wickett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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