Meares Passage is a cultural feature (channel) in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Meares Passage |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Cultural |
Class: | Channel |
Description: | between Dall and Suemes Is., Alex. Arch. |
History: | Name published by W. H. Dall U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 97). This feature was named for Captain John Meares, Royal Navy (RN), who visited this vicinity in 1788 while on a trading cruise. |
Borough: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 55.2441673279 |
Longitude: | -133.228881836 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Meares Passage: Meares Passage.
Hydaburg, AK
(16.1 miles E) |
Craig, AK
(16.4 miles N) |
Waterfall, AK (3.6 miles N) |