Geography
Skagway is located at 59°28′7″N 135°18′21″W / 59.46861°N 135.30583°W / 59.46861; -135.30583 (59.468519, −135.305962).
Skagway is located in a narrow glaciated valley at the head of the Taiya Inlet, the north end of the Lynn Canal, which is the most northern fjord on the Inside Passage on the south coast of Alaska. It is in the Alaska panhandle 90 miles northwest of Juneau, Alaska's capital city.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 464.4 square miles (1,203 km2), of which, 452.4 square miles (1,172 km2) of it is land and 11.9 square miles (31 km2) of it (2.56%) is water. It is currently the smallest borough in Alaska, having taken the title away from Bristol Bay Borough at its creation.
- Haines Borough, Alaska — south, west
- Stikine Region, British Columbia — north, east
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| Haines Borough | Stikine Region, British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Skagway, Alaska | ||||
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