Alaska Gazetteer
Salisbury Sound is a physical feature (bay) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Salisbury Sound |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | Located between Kruzof and Chichagof Islands, 26 miles northwest of Sitka; Alexander Archipelago. |
| History: | "named in 1787 by Captain Nathaniel Portlock, ""in honor of Bishop Salisbury"" (Wagner, 1937, p. 407). ""Puerto de los Remedios"" meaning ""Port of the Remedies,"" in 1775 by Francisco Antonio Maurelle; ""Bay of Islands"" on May 2, 1778, by Captain James Cook, RN (Wagner, p. 464); ""Zund Klokacheva,"" or ""Klokachev Sound,"" in 1809 by the Russian navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first; and ""Proliv Olgi,"" or ""Olgi Strait,"" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 8), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN)." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.3605537415 |
| Longitude: | -135.781112671 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Salisbury Sound: Salisbury Sound.
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