Information About

Adams Inlet

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 51' 22" N,
135 ° 59' 57.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Gustavus

Adams Inlet in Detail.

About

Heads at 585310N, 1354540W, trends W to Muit Inlet 4.8 km (3 mi) N of Mount Wright. 7 miles long.

History

Named in 1936 by W. O. Field, Jr., and W. S. Cooper, for Adams Glacier, which formerly occupied ithe inlet. The estuary was recorded as 2 miles (1937) and 7 miles (1967) in length as the glacier receded. See Adams Glacier.