Information About

Hoonah Sound

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 38' 8.002" N,
135 ° 32' 26.999" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Tenakee Springs

Hoonah Sound in Detail.

About

on S coast of Chichagof I., 20 mi. E of Chichagof, Alex. Arch. 5 miles wide.

History

Name derived from te Huna, a subtribe of the Tlingit Indians. The name was published as "Hooniah" or "Hoonah Sound" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 164). It is reported that the Sitka Indians call it "Shekak."

Topo Maps

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Places Near Hoonah Sound

Bars:

Cozian Reef, Deadman Reach, Dolph Rock, Ford Rock, Hoggatt Reefs, Nixon Shoal,

Bays:

Baby Bear Bay, Bear Bay, Crab Bay, Deep Bay, Douglass Bay, Favorite Anchorage, Fick Cove, Goose Cove, Nismeni Cove, North Arm Hoonah Sound, Poison Cove, Rodman Bay, Saltery Bay, Seal Bay, Tenakee Inlet, Ushk Bay,

Capes:

Point Marie, Arthur Point, Duffield Peninsula, Emmons Point, Middle Point, Nismeni Point, Pedersen Point, Pogibshi Point, Rapids Point, Reynard Point, Rock Point, Rodgers Point, Ushk Point, White Cliff Point, Yellow Point,

Channels:

Adams Channel, Hoonah Sound, North Arm Hoonah Sound, Rose Channel, South Arm Hoonah Sound,

Islands:

Arthur Island, Arthur Island, Bear Bay Island, Big Island, Big Rose Island, Broad Island, Elovoi Island, Emmons Island, Grasstop Rock, Hoggatt Island, Krugloi Islands, Lauf Islands, Liesnoi Island, Little Island, Little Rose Island, Moser Island, Otstoia Island, Povorotni Island, Vixen Islands,

Mountains:

Finger Mountain,

Parks:

Big Bear - Baby Bear State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

South Arm Hoonah Sound,

Mountain Ranges:

Moore Mountains,

Rapids:

North Rapid,

Streams:

Duffield Creek, Range Creek, Rodman Creek,