Alaska Gazetteer
Fortuna Strait is a cultural feature (channel) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Fortuna Strait |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | between Klokachef I. and Khaz Peninsula, Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Named by the Russians; published in 1948 on Russian Hydrographic Chart 1397 as ""Proliv Fortuny"" meaning ""Fortuny Strait."" ""The Spanish schooner Fortuna, * * * was found ashore here and taken by the Russian American Company's vessels as a prize in 1819. The name has doubtless come from this circumstance""(Baker, 1906, p. 262)." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.4205551147 |
| Longitude: | -135.891113281 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fortuna Strait: Fortuna Strait.
