Information About

Portland Canal

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Portland Canal on The Map

Location

55 ° 37' 30" N,
130 ° 7' 14.999" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Hyder

Portland Canal in Detail.

About

Tiday waterway forming the boundary between Alaska and British Columbia from the E end of Pearse Island N of Hyder, Alaska, and Stewart, British Columbia, Coast Mountains.

History

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), August 15, 1793, no doubt after the Duke of Portland (Wagner, 1937, p. 403). See Font, Streights du.

Topo Maps

Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1952), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan (1955), Ketchikan C-1 (1955), Ketchikan C-1 (1955),
Places Near Portland Canal
Areas:

Seal Rocks,

Bays:

Tombstone Bay,

Capes:

Cliff Point, Glacier Point, River Point, Slab Point, Steep Point, Turn Point, Verdure Point,

Channels:

Portland Canal,

Mountains:

Mount Hayford,

Mountain Ranges:

Halleck Range, Rousseau Range,

Rivers:

Davis River, North Fork Soule River, Soule River,