Alaska Gazetteer
Soapstone Cove is a physical feature (bay) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Soapstone Cove |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | On N end of Yakobi Island, E side of Soapstone point, trends NE to Cross Sound, 0.4 mi. E of Soapstone Point, 39 mi. W of Hoonah, Alex. Arch . |
| History: | "Name suggested by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1928, derived from Soapstone Point. Its original well-established local name was Indian Cove because of a Tlingit Indian village located there. The change in the name was because of possible confusion with Inian Cove located to the NE. The variant name Miliak is a transliteration of a Russian word meaning ""soapstone.""" |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.0980567932 |
| Longitude: | -136.491104126 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Soapstone Cove: Soapstone Cove.
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