Alaska Gazetteer
Chichagof Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Aleutians East Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Chichagof Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | on W shore of Stepovak Bay, Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Range. 2.5 miles wide. |
| History: | Local name reported by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899 (v. 4 , p. 69-78). Commonly called Chicago Bay according to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) 1916 Coast Pilot (v. 2, p. 165). Named for Admiral Vasili Iakob Chichagov, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who, with a fleet of three ships, made explorations in the Arctic regions in 1765-66. |
| Borough: | Aleutians East Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.6552772522 |
| Longitude: | -160.234161377 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Chichagof Bay: Chichagof Bay.
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