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A panhandle is a geographic term for an elongated protrusion of a geopolitical entity.
The term comes from the shape of the handle attached to a pan (See: Frying pan or Saucepan).
Panhandle may also refer to:
Places in North America
editThe United States
edit- Alaskan Panhandle
- Alabama Panhandle
- Connecticut Panhandle
- Florida Panhandle
- Idaho Panhandle
- Maryland Panhandle
- Nebraska Panhandle
- Oklahoma Panhandle
- Panhandle (San Francisco), a park in San Francisco, California
- Panhandle, Ohio
- Panhandle, Texas
- Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
- Northern Panhandle of West Virginia
Canada
edit- Madawaska County, New Brunswick, also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle"
Other uses
edit- Panhandle (film), a 1948 film
- Panhandle Pete, a character from the game Adventures in the Magic Kingdom
- Panhandle (TV series), a television series
- Columbus Panhandles, a former National Football league team
- Begging, which is sometimes referred to as "panhandling"