Alaska Gazetteer
Holkham Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Holkham Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | On the W side of Stephens Passage just W of Mount Sumdum, extending 8 mi N, then 20 mi E to form Tracy Arm and 28 mi SE to form Endicott Arm, 45 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts. 6 miles wide. |
| History: | "Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), after its discovery by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey on August 13, 1794, for Holkham, a town in Norfolk, England (Wagner, 1937, p. 392). The Tlingit Indian name is ""Sum Dum.""" |
| Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.7458343506 |
| Longitude: | -133.625274658 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Holkham Bay: Holkham 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 Holkham Bay does not include property ownership information.
