Port Frederick is a physical feature (bay) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Port Frederick |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Bay |
Description: | on N end of Chichagof I., from Salt Bay extends NE to Icy Strait, 4 mi. N of Hoonah, Alex. Arch. 19 miles long. |
History: | "Named in July, 1794, by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), ""no doubt after Adolphus Frederick, Son of (King) George iii (of England)"" (Wagner, 1937, p. 389). The Tlingit Indian name for this feature was reported in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), as ""Kom-tok Hon.""" |
Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 58.067779541 |
Longitude: | -135.556106567 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Port Frederick: Port Frederick.
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 Port Frederick does not include property ownership information.
Game Creek, AK
(1.9 miles ESE) Whitestone Logging Camp, AK (4.5 miles E) |
Hoonah, AK
(5.1 miles NE) |