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Chaik Bay

Chaik Bay

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
Nearest City:
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12 mi. S of Angoon, on W coast of Admiralty I., Alex. Arch. 1.3 mile wide.

History of Chaik Bay

Tlingit Indian name published in 1896 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) as Cha-ik Bay. The bay is probably identical to that called Chaqua Cove by Captain Rowan of the Eliza in 1799, and Chaque Bay by Commander Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1869.