Alaska Gazetteer
Porcupine Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Porcupine Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | at head of Islas Bay, 15 mi. NW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Named in 1908 by US@C&GS and published in the 1908 Coast Pilot (p. 168). It was also locally called ""Ahues Bay,"" for Captain C.E. Ahues, master of a local fishing vessel." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.8316650391 |
| Longitude: | -136.360275269 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Porcupine Bay: Porcupine Bay.
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| Sunnyside, AK (11.2 miles NNE) |
