Alcan
(slang, US, Canada) The Alaska Highway, which connects British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
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It was founded in 1902 as the Northern Aluminum Company, renamed Aluminum Company of Canada in 1925, and Alcan Aluminum in 1966.
The Alaska Highway (French: Route de l'Alaska; also known as the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) is a highway in North America which was constructed during World War II to connect the conti…
Alcan was a Canadian mining company and aluminum manufacturer.
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(slang, US, Canada) The Alaska Highway, which connects British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
Nowadays the Alcan presents a true challenge to the traveler as the road surface is "variable" to say the least.
“It was founded in 1902 as the Northern Aluminum Company, renamed Aluminum Company of Canada in 1925, and Alcan Aluminum in 1966.”
“The Alaska Highway (French: Route de l'Alaska; also known as the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) is a highway in North America which was constructed during World War II to connect the contiguous United States with Alaska through Canada.”
“Alcan was a Canadian mining company and aluminum manufacturer.”
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Eugène Alcan (1811-c. 1898), a French writer
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Alcan Highway, or Alaska Highway, a highway linking Alaska and Canada
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Rio Tinto Alcan, the present incarnation of the Alcan company
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Alcan–Beaver Creek Border Crossing, a border crossing on the Alaska Highway
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