Alaska Gazetteer
Fords Terror is a physical feature (bay) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Fords Terror |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | heads 2 mi. W of terminus of Brown Glacier, trends S to Endicott Arm, 66 mi. SE of Juneau, Coasst Mts. 7.5 miles long. |
| History: | "Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN), for H. L. Ford, U.S. Navy (USN), Master-of-Arms and a member of his surveying party. ""It is very narrow at one point. Floating ice from glaciers, with falling tide, jamming in this contracted throat make it a dangerous place""; giving it the name ""Fords Terror.""" |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.6674995422 |
| Longitude: | -133.158340454 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fords Terror: Fords Terror.
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