Information About

Dry Strait

Quick Facts

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Location

56 ° 37' 0.001" N,
132 ° 32' 55" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Wrangell

Dry Strait in Detail.

About

extends SE from Frederick Sound to Koknuk Flats, at mouth of Stikine River, 10 mi. NW of Wrangell, Alex. Arch. 5 miles long.

History

Translation about 1880 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of the name "Proliv Sukhoy" published in 1853 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1493.

Topo Maps

Petersburg C-2 (1948), Petersburg C-2 (1951), Petersburg C-2 (1951), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg C-2 SW (1992), Petersburg C-2 (1997), Petersburg C-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Dry Strait

Bars:

City of Topeka Rock, Koknuk Flats,

Bays:

Deep Bay, Ideal Cove, Le Conte Bay, Mud Bay,

Capes:

Point Rothsay, Point Shekesti, Point Ancon, Point Highfield, Blaquiere Point, Cemetery Point, Cosmos Point, Craig Point, Garnet Ledge, Green Point, Indian Point, Middle Craig Point, Neal Point, Polk Point, Thunder Point, Timber Point, Wedge Point, Woronkofski Point,

Channels:

Dry Strait, North Arm,

Cities:

Wrangell,

Cliffs:

Horn Cliffs,

Dams:

Wrangell Lower Dam, Wrangell Upper Dam,

Hills:

Dewey Hill,

Islands:

Camp Island, Coney Island, Deadmans Island, Dry Island, Farm Island, Fivemile Island, Grassy Island, Greys Island, Hidden Island, Kadin Island, Liesnoi Island, Little Dry Island, Pocket Island, Rynda Island, Sergief Island, Sokolof Island, Summit Island, Two Tree Island, Vank Island, Wilson Islands,

Lakes:

Sunrise Lake,

Mountains:

East Mountain, Elephants Nose, Favor Peak, Garnet Mountain, Manzanita Peak, Sam Peak, Sunrise Peak, Thunder Mountain, Wilkes Peak,

Parks:

Ernie Haugen Public Use Area,

Mountain Passes:

Binkleys Slough, Blind Slough, Knig Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Wilkes Range,

Rivers:

North Arm Stikine River, Stikine River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Bussy Creek, Garnet Creek, Institute Creek, Japanese Creek, Mallard Slough, Moonshine Creek, Ohmer Creek,

Routes:

Ideal Cove Trail,

Waterfalls:

Rainbow Falls,