Once known as the 'Canned Salmon Capital of the World,' today Ketchikan settles for 'First City', the initial port for Alaska Marine ferries and cruise ships coming up from the south. It could also be called the 'Thin City.' Just 90 miles north of Prince Rupert, Ketchikan hugs the bluffs that form the shoreline along the southwest corner of Revillagigedo Island. Space is so scarce here the airport had to be built on another island.
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