Alaska Gazetteer
Taku Inlet is a physical feature (bay) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Taku Inlet places it within the AK 99824 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Taku Inlet |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | A fijord which extends north from Stephens Passage to the mouth of the Taku River, 13 miles southeast of Juneau, Coast Mountains. (AK-T1) |
| History: | "Named for the Taku subdivision of the Tlingit Indians; probably first mentioned in 1841 by Sir George Simpson (1847, v. 1, p. 214) as Taco Gulf. The Russians called it ""Rukav Ledyanoy,"" or ""Icy Arm"" (Tebenkov, 1852, map 8). (AK-T1)" |
| Borough: | Juneau Borough |
| Latitude: | 58.3069458008 |
| Longitude: | -134.045837402 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Taku Inlet: Taku Inlet.
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 Taku Inlet does not include property ownership information.
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Thane, AK
(10.8 miles WSW) Douglas, AK (12.8 miles W) Starr Hill, AK (13.1 miles W) West Juneau, AK (14 miles W) Vanderbilt Hill, AK (16.4 miles W) |
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