Alaska Gazetteer
Freshwater Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Freshwater Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | 2.5 miles wide. On E coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN). He gave the name at the time only to Pavlof Harbor, but now it applies to the whole inlet (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1891, p. 163). It was called ""Novaya Gavan,"" meaning ""new harbor"" by Captain Lieutenant M. N. Vasiliev Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); published as such in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396." |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.8963890076 |
| Longitude: | -135.081665039 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Freshwater Bay: Freshwater Bay.
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