Information About

Frederick Sound

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 10' 36.001" N,
133 ° 54' 23" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Tributaries

Frederick Sound in Detail.

About

extends E from Chatham Strait to Dry Strait, Alex. Arch. 70 miles long.

History

Named in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), for His Royal Highness Frederick, Duke of York, son of King George iii of England, "beacuse of the possession taken at Point Vandeput, August 16, 1794" (Wagner, 1937, p. 486). The Russian transliteration of this name, "Fridrikhe Zund." was published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1396.

Topo Maps

Sumdum A-6 (1948), Sumdum A-6 (1948), Sumdum A-6 (1948), Sumdum A-6 (1948), Sumdum A-6 (1948), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum A-6 (1994), Sumdum A-6 NW (2017),

Places Near Frederick Sound

Archipelagos:

Areas:

Bars:

West Pinta Rocks,

Bays:

Frederick Sound, Henrys Arm, Pybus Bay,

Capes:

Point Macartney, Point Pybus, Point White, Cape Bendel, False Point Pybus, Pinta Point, Square Point,

Channels:

Cities:

Dams:

City of Kake Dam, Old Kake Dam,

Islands:

East Brother Island, Elliott Island, Grave Island, Grave Island, Long Island, Midway Islands, Mosquito Islands, Round Rock, Sail Island, San Juan Islands, Schooner Island, Southwest Islands, Spruce Island, Turnabout Island, West Brother Island,

Mountains:

Mountain Passes:

Old Mans Slough,

Pillars:

East Pinta Rocks,

Streams:

Gunnuk Creek, Little Gunnuk Creek, Small Point White Creek,