Alaska Gazetteer
Port Banks is a physical feature (bay) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Port Banks |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | S part of Whale Bay, on SE coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. 0.7 mile wide. |
| History: | "Named on June 23, 1787, by Captain George Dixon for Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society (Wagner, 1937, p. 375). Capt Tebenkov (1852, map 8), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) published the name ""Z(aliv) Zakrytoy"" meaning ""closed bay, "" for this feature." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.5844459534 |
| Longitude: | -134.997497559 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Port Banks: Port Banks.
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 Port Banks does not include property ownership information.
