Information About

Christian Sound

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Christian Sound on The Map

Location

55 ° 56' 47" N,
134 ° 22' 12" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Christian Sound in Detail.

About

at S entrance to Chatham Strait, between Baranof and Coronation Is.; Alex. Arch. 23 miles wide.

History

Named "Christians Sound" in 1789 by the English fur trader, Captain James Colnett of the Argonaut; "no doubt in honor of Sir Hugh Christians, Rear Admiral and commander in chief of the West Indies in 1795" (Wagner, 1937, p. 380).