Alaska Gazetteer
Dry Pass is a cultural feature (channel) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Dry Pass places it within the 99927 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Dry Pass |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | in W end of El Capitan Passage, 2.5 mi. E of Shakan Bay, between Prince of Wales and Kosciusko Is., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Local descriptive name obtained from Captain Cyrus Orr, of Shakan, reported in 1904 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); so called because ""in the narrows it runs dry at ebb of every large tide."" This feature was called ""'Klawak Passage' by the local fishermen because it is the beginning of the inside passage taken * * * from Shakan to Klawak.""" |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.1630554199 |
| Longitude: | -133.405273438 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Dry Pass: Dry Pass.
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