Alaska Gazetteer
Ogden Passage is a cultural feature (channel) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Ogden Passage |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | On SW coast of Chichagof Island, leading from Crook Channel to Portlock Harbor, 3 mi. SW of Chichagof, Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Named in 1908 by A. Braid, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for Herbert Gouverneur Ogden, born 1846, a charter member of the Board on Geographic Names. Herbert Ogden was appointed to USC&GS in 1863 where he served as expert on topography and cartography on various expeditions. In 1863 he was in charge oa a party to locate the boundary between British Columbia and Alaska. |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.6333351135 |
| Longitude: | -136.161117554 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ogden Passage: Ogden Passage.
