Information About

Sumner Strait

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 23' 35.999" N,
133 ° 30' 36" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Kupreanof

Fatalities

1

Sumner Strait in Detail.

About

Extends from Iphigenia Bay between Coronation and Warren Islands, between Kuiu and Prince of Wales Islands, around the north part of Price of Wales Island, between Zarembo and Mitkof Islands ending near the mouth of the Stikine River, west of Rynda Island.

History

Named in 1875 by W.H. Dall, for the Honorable Charles Sumner, 1811-1874, U.S. Senator from Massachussetts from 1851-1874.

Fatalities

On November 27, 2022, 1 person died while boating. Read More