Alaska Gazetteer
Skanáx̱ Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Skanáx̱ Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | on the N side of Kuiu Island in the Alexander Archipelago 10 mi. NW of Kadake Bay; Tps57&58S, Rgs70&71E, Copper River Meridian |
| History: | Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting purposes, for his ship, the U.S.S. Saginaw. Skanáx̱ is the local historical name which references either a village on the eastern shore of the bay or the bay itself and is translated as “noisy beach,” referring to the sounds of clams in a traditional Tlingit story. |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.8855552673 |
| Longitude: | -134.204437256 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Skanáx̱ Bay: Skanáx̱ Bay.
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