Information About

Sanford Cove

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 40' 45.998" N,
133 ° 29' 1" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Sanford Cove in Detail.

About

on S shore of Endicott Arm, 2 mi. SW of Sumdum I. and 55 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1889 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for Lawson Sanford, a member of his survey party. The name was published by US@C&GS in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 148).