Alaska Gazetteer
Fake Pass is a cultural feature (channel) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Fake Pass |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Channel |
| Description: | 0.5 mi. N of Whale Head I., near mouth of Davidson Inlet, Alex. Arch. 0.7 mile long. |
| History: | "Descriptive name given in 1904 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), because ""we thought we had discovered a good passage but it turned out to be a Fake.""" |
| Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 55.8777770996 |
| Longitude: | -133.688049316 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fake Pass: Fake Pass.
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