Alaska Gazetteer
Sarichef Strait is a cultural feature (channel) in Bethel (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Sarichef Strait |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | between Hall I. and Glory of Russia Cape, St. Matthew I. |
| History: | "Lieutenant G. A. Sarichev, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), on the Slava Rossii (Glory of Russia), anchored here July 14, 1791 (Old Style (O.S.) calendar). The water passage was afterward named for him by the Russians; ""Pro(liv) Sarycheva,"" or ""Sarychev's Strait"" (Tebenkov, 1852, map 20)." |
| Borough: | Bethel (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.6005554199 |
| Longitude: | -173.026947021 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sarichef Strait: Sarichef Strait.
