Alaska Gazetteer
Monti Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Yakutat Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Monti Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | on SE shore of Yakutat Bay, S of Khantaak I., W of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain. |
| History: | "The name ""Baie de Monti"" was given in 1786 to Yakutat Bay or a part of it by Captain La Perouse. It was named for Lieutenant de Monti who was the first officer of L'Astolabe, one of La Perouse's ships, and the first to reconnoiter the bay. It was called De Monti Bay by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Since 1945 the name has been contracted to Monti Bay, although the name De Monti Bay is still used on some maps." |
| Borough: | Yakutat Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.5536117554 |
| Longitude: | -139.789718628 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Monti Bay: Monti Bay.
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| Situk, AK (11.6 miles SE) |
