Alaska Gazetteer
Whale Passage is a cultural feature (channel) in Kodiak Island Borough. The primary coordinates for Whale Passage places it within the AK 99615 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Whale Passage |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | extends NW from Kizhuyak Bay to Kupreanof Strait, between Whale and Kodiak Islands. |
| History: | "Name derived from Whale Island and given in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) Albatross. Called ""Pr(oliv) Maloy Malinovoy, ""meaning ""Little Raspberry Strait,"" by Murashev in 1839 or 1840 and published in 1849 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1425. Baker (1906, p. 671) erroneously wrote, ""Called ""Sievernoi"" (northern) by Murashef."" a3 E point of entrance to Mutt Cove, S coast of Kiska I., Aleutian Island a4 515545N1773040E" |
| Borough: | Kodiak Island Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.9277763367 |
| Longitude: | -152.82749939 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Whale Passage: Whale Passage.
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Port Lions, AK
(4.5 miles SSW) Aleneva, AK (9.7 miles NNW) Ouzinkie, AK (11.9 miles E) Kodiak Station, AK (13.5 miles SE) |
Womens Bay, AK
(17.9 miles SSE) Kodiak, AK (18.2 miles ESE) Mill Bay, AK (19 miles ESE) |
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Aleut Village, AK
(6.6 miles NNE) Afognak, AK (7 miles NNE) Port Wakefield, AK (11.8 miles NW) Duck Village, AK (16.1 miles NE) |
