Arriaga Passage is a cultural feature (channel) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Arriaga Passage |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Cultural |
Class: | Channel |
Description: | extends W, from Gulf of Esquibel, between Noyes and Saint Joseph Is., Alex. Arch. 5 miles long. |
History: | "Named ""Bocas de Arriaga,"" or ""Arriaga Passage"" by Francisco Antonio Maurelle ""about August 22 or 23, 1779, no doubt in honor of Juan Pantoja y Arriaga, one of his pilots"" (Wagner, 1937, p. 373)." |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 55.5675010681 |
Longitude: | -133.665283203 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Arriaga Passage: Arriaga Passage.
Port Alice, AK (18 miles N) |