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An Aerial View of Juneau

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Aerial View of Downtown Juneau Surrounding Gold Creek

From top to bottom: Upper right - part of Douglas Island; Gastineau Channel; Highway 7 also known as Egan Drive and formerly Outer Drive; Foodland Center on the left and Parkshore Condominiums on the right; Federal Building; Casey-Shattuck Subdivision residential area - “The Flats”; Northern […]

Diamond and Pearl

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The Diamond Princess and the Norwegian Pearl in Port at Juneau

The stern end of the Diamond Princess (in the foreground) at the South Franklin Dock and the Norwegian Pearl at the A.J. Dock.
Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 6:48 p.m. ADT, August 21, 2007, © 2008

View from the Roof

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View from the Roof

View is looking ENE towards Gastineau Channel and Mt. Roberts. The West Juneau Weather Station’s wind instruments and support pipe are in the left foreground.
Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 2:12 p.m. ADT, May 10, 2005, © 2007

U.S.C.G. Icebreaker Healy

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U.S.C.G. Icebreaker Healy in Juneau

The United States largest icebreaker, the 420 ft. long U.S.C.G. Healy, is shown being moored in Juneau with the assistance of a tugboat. The ship stopped in Juneau for rest and recreation for the crew on its way to its homeport of Seattle, Washington. The ship left Seattle […]

Two Cruise Ships at Night

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Two Cruise Ships at Night

These cruise ships are moored along the downtown Juneau waterfront. The Holland America Line ship Amsterdam is on the left at the Alaska Steamship Dock. Celebrity Cruises Mercury is on the right at the Cruiseship Terminal - which was formerly the Alaska State Ferry Terminal.
The Amsterdam is 780 […]