Alaska Gazetteer
Nahku Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Skagway Borough. The primary coordinates for Nahku Bay places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Nahku Bay |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | Located 1.9 km (1.2 mi) NW of Skagway, at the head of Taiyu Inlet, between Dyea Point and Yakutania Point, 1 mi. W of Skagway, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Tlingit Indian name published in 1923 on International Boundary Commission (IBC) Sheet 9 (1951 atlas). A proposal to change the name Nahku Bay to Long Bay was submitted in June 1994; the USBGN rejected the proposal on 18 April 1996, because not enough evidence was submitted to warrant changing a name with long term local and historical usage. |
| Borough: | Skagway Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.4702796936 |
| Longitude: | -135.33833313 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nahku Bay: Nahku 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 Nahku Bay does not include property ownership information.
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Skagway, AK
(1.4 miles SE) Lutak, AK (12 miles SW) |
Haines, AK
(17.1 miles SSW) Klukwan, AK (19.7 miles WSW) |
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Tanani, AK
(14.4 miles SSW) Port Chilkoot, AK (17 miles SSW) |
