Alaska Gazetteer
Dry Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Yakutat Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Dry Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | On the NE shore of the Gulf of Alaska, at the mouth of the Alsek River, 48 mi SE of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 16 miles wide. |
| History: | "Named in 1869 by G. Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), because it appeared to be a shallow lagoon fed by silt laden glacial streams. In 1778 Captain James Cook (1785, v. 28, p. 347), Royal Navy (RN), named it ""Beering's Bay"" as he thought that Bering anchored here in 1741." |
| Borough: | Yakutat Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.1466674805 |
| Longitude: | -138.563613892 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Dry Bay: Dry Bay.
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 Dry Bay does not include property ownership information.
