Alaska Gazetteer
Boussole Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Boussole Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | in Glacier Bay National Monument N of Boussole Head, 58 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 1 mile wide. |
| History: | Named in 1929 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for the Boussole, one of the two French ships which explored this area in 1786, under the command of LaPerouse. |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.3919448853 |
| Longitude: | -136.920837402 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Boussole Bay: Boussole Bay.
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 Boussole Bay does not include property ownership information.
