Alaska Gazetteer
Frederick Sound is a physical feature (bay) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Frederick Sound |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | extends E from Chatham Strait to Dry Strait, Alex. Arch. 70 miles long. |
| History: | "Named in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), for His Royal Highness Frederick, Duke of York, son of King George iii of England, ""beacuse of the possession taken at Point Vandeput, August 16, 1794"" (Wagner, 1937, p. 486). The Russian transliteration of this name, ""Fridrikhe Zund."" was published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396." |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.1766662598 |
| Longitude: | -133.906387329 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Frederick Sound: Frederick 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 Frederick Sound does not include property ownership information.
| Cape Fanshaw, AK (15.4 miles E) |
