Alaska Gazetteer
Clarence Strait is a cultural feature (channel) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Clarence Strait |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | from Dixon Entrance to Sumner Strait, along E coast of Prince of Wales Island. 126 miles long. |
| History: | "Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), about September 20, 1793, for Prince William Henry, one of the sons of King George III of England (Wagner, 1937, p. 449). Lieutenant Don Jacinto Caamano on July 23, 1792 called that part of the water passage between Prince of Wales Island and Cleveland Peninsula, ""Entrada de Nuuestra Senora del Carmen.""" |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.9888877869 |
| Longitude: | -132.615829468 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Clarence Strait: Clarence Strait.
| Lake Bay, AK (12.2 miles W) |
