Information About

Port Frederick

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Location

58 ° 4' 4.001" N,
135 ° 33' 22" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Port Frederick in Detail.

About

on N end of Chichagof I., from Salt Bay extends NE to Icy Strait, 4 mi. N of Hoonah, Alex. Arch. 19 miles long.

History

Named in July, 1794, by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), "no doubt after Adolphus Frederick, Son of (King) George iii (of England)" (Wagner, 1937, p. 389). The Tlingit Indian name for this feature was reported in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), as "Kom-tok Hon."

Topo Maps

Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau A-5 (1951), Juneau A-5 (1951), Juneau A-5 (1951), Juneau A-5 (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau A-5 (1994), Juneau A-5 SW (2017),

Places Near Port Frederick

Bars:

Halibut Rock, Kulichkof Reefs, Pinta Rock,

Bays:

Eight Fathom Bight, Flynn Cove, Port Frederick, Long Bay, Neka Bay, North Bight, Pinta Cove, Salt Chuck, Salt Lake Bay, South Bight,

Capes:

Burger Point, Burnt Point, Cannery Point, Crist Point, Eagle Point, False Point, Game Point, Grave Point, Harbor Point, Hoonah Point, Point Sophia,

Channels:

The Narrows, Gedney Channel, Icy Strait,

Cities:

Cliffs:

Dams:

Shotter Creek Dam,

Fictional Places:

Delos Crossing,

Islands:

Bell Island, Chimney Rock, Grassy Rock, Halibut Island, Harry Island, Hoonah Island, Long Island, Midway Island, Midway Rocks, Neka Island, Pitt Island, Scraggy Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Streams:

Chicken Creek, Gallagher Creek, Game Creek, Gartina Creek, Halibut Creek, Humpback Creek, Seagull Creek,

Routes:

Cities:

Game Creek, Whitestone Logging Camp,