Cholmondeley Sound is a physical feature (bay) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Cholmondeley Sound places it within the AK 99901 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Cholmondeley Sound |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Bay |
Description: | Indenting the SE side of Prince of Wales Island in Tongass National Forest, extending E and NE from the junction of its West and South Arms to Clarence Strait, Alex. Arch. 11 miles long. |
History: | "Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), August 21, 1793, for Hugh, Earl of Cholmondeley (Wagner, 1937, p. 380). Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 9) published the name ""Zaliv Chasiny (Kalmondeley),"" or ""Chasiny (Kalmondeley) Bay."" It is shown as ""Bukhata i Reid Cholmondelei,"" meaning ""Cholmondeley Bay and Roadstead,"" on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1493 published in 1853. See Apod2c2, Bocas de." |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 55.2391662598 |
Longitude: | -132.11416626 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Cholmondeley Sound: Cholmondeley Sound.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Cholmondeley Sound does not include property ownership information.
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