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Pinta Cove

Pinta Cove

Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
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at N end of Chichagof I., in Icy Strait, 1.6 mi. SE of Point Adolphus and 49 mi. W of Juneau, St. Elias Mts.

History of Pinta Cove

Named in 1901 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), and published in the 1901 Coast Pilot (p. 204). The cove is named for the U.@S.@S. Pinta, a navy steamship used in Alaskan waters for several years.