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Boussole Bay

Boussole Bay

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  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
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in Glacier Bay National Monument N of Boussole Head, 58 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 1 mile wide.

History of Boussole Bay

Named in 1929 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for the Boussole, one of the two French ships which explored this area in 1786, under the command of LaPerouse.