Information About

Carroll Inlet

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Carroll Inlet on The Map

Location

55 ° 28' 22.001" N,
131 ° 18' 41" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Saxman

Carroll Inlet in Detail.

About

extends S from center of Revillagigedo I. to Revillagigedo Channel, 6 mi. SE of Ketchikan, Alex. Arch. 29 miles long.

History

Named in 1880 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Captain James Carroll who commanded ships in this area for many years; the generic "Channel" was changed to "Inlet" after it was discovered that the feature was not a passage.