El Capitan Passage is a cultural feature (channel) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | El Capitan Passage |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Cultural |
Class: | Channel |
Description: | extends from Sea Otter Sound to Shakan Strait, between Kosciusko I. and Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch. 27 miles long. |
History: | "Named in 1904 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), ""after El Capitan Marble Quarry and Mill, on N shore * * *.""" |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 56.0252761841 |
Longitude: | -133.273605347 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for El Capitan Passage: El Capitan Passage.
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