Alaska Gazetteer
North Rapid is a physical feature (rapids) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | North Rapid |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Rapids |
| Description: | in Rose Channel, in Peril Strait, 25 mi. SE of Chichagof; Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 163). ""At this point, at cetain stages of the tide, the so-called First or Northern Rapid is formed, consisting of a race of great force and velocity.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.4666671753 |
| Longitude: | -135.552780151 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for North Rapid: North Rapid.
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