Alaska Gazetteer
Tarr Inlet is a physical feature (bay) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Tarr Inlet |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | Extends NW from the head of Glacier Bay between Johns Hookins Inlet and Rend Inlet to the foot of Grand Pacific Glacier across the international boundary in Canada, 1 mi. NW of Russell I., in Glacier Bay National Monument, 78 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. |
| History: | Named by Lawrence Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), about 1912 for Ralph Stockman Tarr, 1864-1912, professor of physical geography at Cornell University, who visited this fiord in 1911. Tarr was with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 1888-91, and taught geology and geography at Harvard and Cornell Universities 1890-1912. He was the author of many geological publications including several on Alaska. |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.0041656494 |
| Longitude: | -136.978057861 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Tarr Inlet: Tarr Inlet.
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