Information About

Clarence Strait

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 59' 20" N,
132 ° 36' 56.999" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Clarence Strait in Detail.

About

from Dixon Entrance to Sumner Strait, along E coast of Prince of Wales Island. 126 miles long.

History

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), about September 20, 1793, for Prince William Henry, one of the sons of King George III of England (Wagner, 1937, p. 449). Lieutenant Don Jacinto Caamano on July 23, 1792 called that part of the water passage between Prince of Wales Island and Cleveland Peninsula, "Entrada de Nuuestra Senora del Carmen."

Topo Maps

Craig D-2 (1949), Craig D-2 (1949), Craig D-2 (1949), Craig D-2 (1949), Craig D-2 (1951), Craig D-2 (1951), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig D-2 (1994), Craig D-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Clarence Strait

Archipelagos:

Abraham Islands, Screen Islands,

Areas:

Bars:

Key Reef, Key Reef Rock, Mariposa Rock,

Bays:

Anita Bay, Burnett Inlet, Cooney Cove, Jadski Cove, Johnson Cove, Kindergarten Bay, Little Ratz Harbor, McHenry Anchorage, Mosman Inlet, Ratz Harbor, Rocky Bay, Steamer Bay,

Capes:

Point Stanhope, Point Harrington, Cannery Point, Isle Point, Kelp Point, Luck Point, Marble Point, Mosman Point, Narrow Point, North Point, Ratz Point,

Channels:

Clarence Strait, Three Way Passage,

Islands:

Abraham Islet, Avon Island, Center Island, Deadman Island, Deichman Rock, Double Island, Entrance Island, Fawn Island, Independence Island, Lincoln Island, Lincoln Rock, Mabel Island, Marsh Island, McHenry Islet, Mosman Island, North Burnett Island, Observation Island, Quartz Rock, Range Island, South Burnett Island, Split Island, Stanhope Island, The Triplets,

Lakes:

Big Lake, Burnett Lake, Hatchery Lake, Little Lake, Luck Lake, Navy Lake, Streets Lake, Trumpeter Lake,

Mountains:

Baird Peak, Manty Mountain, Steamer Knoll,

Pillars:

Mountain Ranges:

Streams:

Dog Creek, Eagle Creek, Little Ratz Creek, Luck Creek, Porcupine Creek, Ratz Creek, Sal Creek,

Cities: