Alaska Gazetteer
Dixon Harbor is a physical feature (bay) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Dixon Harbor |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | E of Astrolabe Peninsula, in Glacier Bay National Monument, 55 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 2 miles wide. |
| History: | Name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1889 probably for Captain George Dixon, Royal Navy (RN), who had accompanied Captain Cook, Royal Navy (RN), on his last voyage in 1778 and who, with Captain Portlock, Royal Navy (RN), explored this area in 1787. |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.349445343 |
| Longitude: | -136.857498169 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Dixon Harbor: Dixon Harbor.
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 Dixon Harbor does not include property ownership information.
