Alaska Gazetteer
Rose Channel is a cultural feature (channel) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Rose Channel |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | in Peril Strait, E of Rapids Point, between Little Rose I. and S coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Named in 1884 by Commander Coghlan, U.S. Navy (USN), ""for the little steamer Rose which navigated these waters."" The name was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 183)." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.4575004578 |
| Longitude: | -135.551391602 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Rose Channel: Rose Channel.
| Todd, AK (19.1 miles E) |
