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Portland Canal

fjord on the Canada–United States border between Alaska and British Columbia

🇨🇦 Canada · 55.6250, -130.1208

Portland Canal is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“Some of the crew stayed in the small mining town during filming, while others lived on residential barges on the Portland Canal.”
The Thing (1982) · Wikipedia

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Portland Canal
Photo: Adam Barhan from San Antonio , USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Portland Canal as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

  • The Thing 1982
  • Insomnia 2002
    “The opening aerial scene was filmed over the Columbia Glacier near Valdez, Alaska, and the float plane approach was over the Portland Canal near Hyder, Alaska, and Stewart, British Columbia.” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Portland Canal?

2 productions are recorded as filmed at Portland Canal, including The Thing (1982) and Insomnia (2002). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Portland Canal?

The Thing (1982), covered by 56 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Portland Canal?

Portland Canal is in Canada, at 55.6250, -130.1208.

What other filming locations are near Portland Canal?

Stewart and Hyder, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Adam Barhan from San Antonio , USA, CC BY 2.0.