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Necker Bay

Necker Bay

Region:
  • Sitka
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on W coast of Baranof I., 35 mi. NW of Port Alexander, Alex. Arch.

History of Necker Bay

Originally named "Port Necker" in 1786 by La Perouse in honor of Jacques Necker, French minister of finance; published in 1850 by Russian American Company as "Kamenistaya Bukhta," meaning "rocky bay."