Turnagain Arm

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fjord-like waterway inlet

Turnagain Arm is a dramatic, narrow inlet off Alaska’s Cook Inlet known for its extreme tides, bore tides, and surrounding mountain scenery.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Turnagain Arm canonical 14
Turnagain Arm area 1
Turnagain Arm region 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fjord-like waterway ⓘ
inlet ⓘ
adjacentTo Alaska Railroad ⓘ
surface form: Alaska Railroad main line

Seward Highway ⓘ
boreTideDirection travels from mouth toward head of the arm ⓘ
boreTideFrequency occurs on many large tidal cycles each month ⓘ
boreTideHeight up to about 6–10 feet ⓘ
climate subarctic coastal ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
drainageFrom Placer River ⓘ
Portage Glacier Recreation Area ⓘ
surface form: Portage Glacier area

Twentymile River NERFINISHED ⓘ
several smaller creeks ⓘ
formedBy Pleistocene glaciation ⓘ
geologicalFeature glacially carved valley ⓘ
hasPhenomenon tidal bore ⓘ
hazard quicksand-like mudflats ⓘ
rapidly rising tides ⓘ
headLocation near Portage Valley ⓘ
knownFor bore tides ⓘ
dramatic mountain scenery ⓘ
extreme tides ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ
length approximately 40 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
northwestern Gulf of Alaska region ⓘ
locatedNear Anchorage ⓘ
maximumTidalRange over 30 feet ⓘ
mouthLocation near Point Possession area of upper Cook Inlet ⓘ
nameEtymology reportedly from repeated need to turn again due to impassable shallows or ice ⓘ
nameOrigin named by British explorer James Cook’s expedition ⓘ
nearbyCity Anchorage ⓘ
nearbyCommunity Bird Creek ⓘ
Girdwood ⓘ
Indian ⓘ
Portage area ⓘ
orientation east–west ⓘ
partOf Cook Inlet ⓘ
Municipality of Anchorage ⓘ
surface form: Municipality of Anchorage region
popularFor bore tide surfing ⓘ
kayaking during bore tide ⓘ
photography ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
surroundedBy Chugach Mountains ⓘ
Kenai Mountains vicinity ⓘ
tideType macrotidal ⓘ
wildlife Dall sheep ⓘ
bald eagles ⓘ
beluga whales ⓘ
moose in surrounding areas ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southcentral Alaska → contains → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
Cook Inlet → hasArm → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
Chugach State Park → hasFeature → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Turnagain Arm viewpoints
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport → near → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
Seward Highway → follows → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
Seward Highway → hasViewOf → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Turnagain Arm tidal flats
Coastal Classic → landscapesSeen → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
Municipality of Anchorage → bordersBodyOfWater → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
Alaska Northern Railway → servedRegion → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Turnagain Arm area
Knik Arm → connectedTo → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
Kenai Mountains → hasPart → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Turnagain Arm region
Girdwood → locatedOn → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
Cook Inlet beluga whale → distribution → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
Flattop Mountain Trail → offersViewOf → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
Powerline Pass Trail → near → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
Fire Island → hasNearbyWaterBody → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
subject surface form: Fire Island (Alaska)
Anchorage International Airport → near → Turnagain Arm ⓘ
Lake Hood Seaplane Base → near → Turnagain Arm ⓘ