Alaska Gazetteer
Chilkoot Inlet is a physical feature (bay) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Chilkoot Inlet places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Chilkoot Inlet |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | 20 miles long. Heads at SE end of Takshanuk Mts., trends S to Lynn Canal S of Chilkat Is., 32 mi. S of Skagway, Coast Mts. |
| History: | "Named for the tribe of Tlingit Indians, who had a village at its head. It was called ""False Chilkaht"" or ""Tschillkat Inlet"" by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 199). The estuary was called ""Chilcoot Inlet"" by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map)." |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.2258338928 |
| Longitude: | -135.357772827 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Chilkoot Inlet: Chilkoot Inlet.
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Haines, AK
(3.1 miles W) Mud Bay, AK (4.5 miles S) |
Lutak, AK
(10.9 miles NW) Skagway, AK (16.1 miles N) |
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Port Chilkoot, AK
(2.7 miles W) Tanani, AK (4.3 miles NW) |
