<P> The Gulf is a great generator of storms . In addition to dumping vast quantities of snow and ice on southern Alaska, resulting in some of the largest concentrations south of the Arctic Circle, many of the storms move south along the coasts of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and as far south as Southern California (primarily during El Niño events). Much of the seasonal rainfall and snowfall in the Pacific Northwest and Southwestern United States comes from the Gulf of Alaska . </P> <P> The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Gulf of Alaska as follows: </P> <P> On the North . The coast of Alaska . </P> <P> On the South . A line drawn from Cape Spencer, the Northern limit of (the Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia) to Kabuch Point, the Southeast limit of (the Bering Sea), in such a way that all the adjacent islands are included in the Gulf of Alaska . </P>

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