Information About

Necker Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 43' 26" N,
135 ° 5' 28" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Sitka

Necker Bay in Detail.

About

on W coast of Baranof I., 35 mi. NW of Port Alexander, Alex. Arch.

History

Originally named "Port Necker" in 1786 by La Perouse in honor of Jacques Necker, French minister of finance; published in 1850 by Russian American Company as "Kamenistaya Bukhta," meaning "rocky bay."