Deshu Isthmus is a physical feature (isthmus) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Deshu Isthmus places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Deshu Isthmus |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Isthmus |
Description: | at neck of Chilkat Peninsula S of Haines, on Portage Cove, 17 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mts. |
History: | "Tlingit Indian name meaning ""trail end"" reported in 1922 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map) spelled the name ""Daschu.""" |
Borough: | Haines Borough |
Latitude: | 59.2254486084 |
Longitude: | -135.448989868 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Deshu Isthmus: Deshu Isthmus.
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Haines, AK
(< 0.1 mile) Mud Bay, AK (5.3 miles SSE) Lutak, AK (9 miles NNW) |
Skagway, AK
(16.8 miles NNE) Klukwan, AK (19.7 miles NW) |
Port Chilkoot, AK
(< 0.1 mile) Tanani, AK (3.1 miles N) Chilkat, AK (19.9 miles NW) |