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Gedney Channel

Gedney Channel

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Region:
  • Hoonah-Angoon (CA)
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just N of mouth of Port Frederick and 5 mi. NW of Hoonah, Alex. Arch. 0.7 mile wide.

History of Gedney Channel

Named in 1901 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who sounded the passage, for his vessel, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Gedney. Name was published in 1904 on Chart 8304.