Information About

Close Bay

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Location

56 ° 31' 17" N,
135 ° 1' 49.001" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Sitka

Close Bay in Detail.

About

S of Whale Bay, on SW coast of Baranof I., 24 mi. NW of Port Alexander, Alex. Arch. 0.5 mile long.

History

Name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 133); translated from "Bukhta Dushnaya," which was published in 1849 by the Russian American Company.