Information About

Moira Sound

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 2' 12.001" N,
132 ° 4' 12" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Metlakatla

Moira Sound in Detail.

About

extends from junction of its South and West Arms, NE to Clarence Strait, on SE coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.

History

Named by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 2, p. 206), Royal Navy (RN) in August, 1793, "after the noble Earl of that title." See Apodaca, Bocas de.