Alaska Gazetteer
Portlock Harbor is a physical feature (bay) in Sitka Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Portlock Harbor |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | 6 mi. NW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | Named in 1789 by Captain Nathaniel Portlock, for himself. His ship was anchored in this harbor August 6-23 in 1787 (Wagner, 1935, p. 403). He published a sketch of the harbor in 1789 (p. 258). Lieutenant Commander H.E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), regards the harbor the same as Kuk-kan of the Tlingit Indians U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1891, p. 189). |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.7233314514 |
| Longitude: | -136.226104736 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Portlock Harbor: Portlock Harbor.
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 Portlock Harbor does not include property ownership information.
| Sunnyside, AK (17.9 miles N) |
