Alaska Gazetteer
Peril Strait is a physical feature (gut) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Peril Strait |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Gut |
| Description: | extends from Sailsburg Sound to Chatham Starit, Between Chichagof and Baranof Is., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Translation in 1882 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of ""Proliv Pogibshiy;"" published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397. The name is derived from ""the circumstance that on its shores, in 1799, a large number of Aleuts (said to be 150) perished from eating poisonous mussels."" This account was reported by Captain V. F. Lisianski who called this feature ""pernicious strait.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.5 |
| Longitude: | -135.216659546 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Peril Strait: Peril Strait.
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