Gedney Channel is a cultural feature (channel) in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Gedney Channel |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Cultural |
Class: | Channel |
Description: | just N of mouth of Port Frederick and 5 mi. NW of Hoonah, Alex. Arch. 0.7 mile wide. |
History: | Named in 1901 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who sounded the passage, for his vessel, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Gedney. Name was published in 1904 on Chart 8304. |
Borough: | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 58.1836128235 |
Longitude: | -135.504165649 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Gedney Channel: Gedney Channel.
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