Seward, WH

Japanese: Seward,W.H.(英語表記)SewardWH
Seward, WH

…Looking out over Resurrection Bay in the Gulf of Alaska. Founded in 1903 as a supply base for the construction of the Alaska Railroad to the Yukon Valley, it was named after Secretary of State William H. Seward (1801-72), who purchased Alaska from Russia. With an ice-free port, it is important as the southern terminus of the railroad, a trade stop, and a tourist center for the Kenai Peninsula, focusing on hunting and fishing. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Seward, WH" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…アラスカ湾中のレザレクション湾に臨む。ユーコン・バレーへのアラスカ鉄道建設の補給基地として1903年に創設され,その名称はロシアからのアラスカ購入にあたった国務長官シューアドWilliam H.Seward(1801‐72)にちなむ。不凍港を有し,鉄道の南部ターミナルや貿易中継地として,また狩猟や釣りを中心としたケナイ半島観光の中心地として重要。…

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