Information About

Dry Strait

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Dry Strait on The Map

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.