Alaska Gazetteer
Taiya Inlet is a physical feature (bay) in Skagway Borough. The primary coordinates for Taiya Inlet places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Taiya Inlet |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | Trends south from mouth of Taiya River to Chilkoot Inlet, 12 miles south of Skagway, Coast Mountains. |
| History: | A Tlinglit Indian name reported in 1868 by Commander Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), as Tyya and Tya; published in 1870 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 701. Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883 map) reported the name as Dejah Inlet, and in 1883 Lieutenant Schwatka, USA, called it Dayay Inlet. |
| Borough: | Skagway Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.3733329773 |
| Longitude: | -135.369445801 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Taiya Inlet: Taiya 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 Taiya Inlet does not include property ownership information.
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Skagway, AK
(6.3 miles NNE) Lutak, AK (7.2 miles WSW) Haines, AK (10.3 miles SSW) |
Mud Bay, AK
(14.8 miles S) Klukwan, AK (18.3 miles W) |
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Tanani, AK
(7.6 miles SSW) Port Chilkoot, AK (10.2 miles SSW) Chilkat, AK (18.7 miles W) |
