Alaska Gazetteer
Dry Pass is a cultural feature (channel) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Dry Pass |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | 10 mi. NW of Chichagof, between Hill I. and W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Local name reported about 1903 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). ""It is called 'dry' because during the ebb of large tides the narrows are dry."" It was called Klawak Passage by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8050 in 1902, which is the name of a passage 50 miles to the south. The name El Capitan Passage was suggested in 1904 by E. F. Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), because of the nearby El Capitan marble quarries." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.7649993896 |
| Longitude: | -136.299728394 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Dry Pass: Dry Pass.
| Sunnyside, AK (15.2 miles N) |
