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."