Alaska peninsula
a peninsula in SW Alaska. 500 miles (800 km) long.
Historical Examples
In a few cases the difference is slight, as in kidderi of Alaska Peninsula.
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an extension of the mainland of SW Alaska between the Pacific and the Bering Sea, ending in the Aleutian Islands. Length: about 644 km (400 miles)
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