Nehenta Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The primary coordinates for Nehenta Bay places it within the AK 99901 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Nehenta Bay |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Bay |
Description: | extends NE from Clarence Strait, on SW coast of Gravina I., Alex. Arch. |
History: | "Tlingit Indian word meaning ""copper ore""; name in 1922 given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) because its ""Field-party of 1921 * * * reported the existence of copper-prospects there.""" |
Borough: | Ketchikan Gateway Borough |
Latitude: | 55.1636123657 |
Longitude: | -131.791946411 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nehenta Bay: Nehenta 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 Nehenta Bay does not include property ownership information.
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