Western Channel is a cultural feature (channel) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Western Channel places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Western Channel |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Cultural |
Class: | Channel |
Description: | in Sitka Sound, extends N toward Western Anchorage, Sitka Harbor, 2 mi. W of Sitka; Alex. Arch. |
History: | "an 1882 translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of name ""Farv(ater) Zapadnyy"" published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 38)." |
Borough: | Sitka Borough |
Latitude: | 57.0497207642 |
Longitude: | -135.397216797 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Western Channel: Western Channel.
Goddard, AK (14.9 miles S) |