Alaska Gazetteer
Rough Channel is a cultural feature (channel) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Rough Channel |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | between Ogden Passage and Khaz Bay, 4 mi. SSW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Descriptive name given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published in the 1908 Coast Pilot (p. 174). So named because ""there is generally a heavy swell in the channel ***.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.5999984741 |
| Longitude: | -136.12638855 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Rough Channel: Rough Channel.
