Information About

Boca De Quadra

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 7' 57" N,
130 ° 42' 20.999" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Metlakatla

Fatalities

2

Boca De Quadra in Detail.

About

extends SW from Keta River to Revillagigedo Channel Coast Mts.

History

Spanish name meaning "estuary of Quadra" given in 1792 by Jacinto Caamano for Lieutenant Juan Francisco de Bodega y Quadra, who took part in expeditions and made surveys in southeast Alaska in 1775-79; this name was adopted by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), who explored this estuary on August 6, 1793 (Wagner, 1937, p. 404).

Fatalities

On January 7, 1943, 1 person died while plane piloting. Read More

On January 5, 1943, 1 person died while plane piloting. Read More