Sonora Passage is a cultural feature (channel) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Sonora Passage |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Cultural |
Class: | Channel |
Description: | extends N from Arriaga Passage, between Saint Joseph I. and Maurelle Is., SE Iphigenia Bay, Alex. Arch. |
History: | "Named in 1923 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) ""for the Spanish galleon Sonora, commanded by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra, who explored this vicinity in 1775.""" |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 55.5916671753 |
Longitude: | -133.653884888 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sonora Passage: Sonora Passage.
Port Alice, AK (16.4 miles N) |