trends NW from Stephens Passage to Lynn Canal, W of Shelter I., 18 mi. NW of Juneau, Alex. Arch.
HistoryNamed in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for the U.S.S. Saginaw, the first known warship to pass through the channel.
Auke,
Archipelagos:Bars:Cohen Reef, Dornin Rock, Eagle Reef, Faust Rock, Favorite Reef, George Rock, Gibby Rock, Hanus Reef, Horse Shoal, North Ledge, Poundstone Rock, Vanderbilt Reef,
Basins:Bays:Adams Anchorage, Amalga Harbor, Auke Bay, Auke Nu Cove, Barlow Cove, Coot Cove, Crab Cove, Curlew Ledge, Eagle Harbor, Funter Bay, Halibut Cove, Hand Trollers Cove, Howard Bay, Huffman Harbor, Indian Cove, Lena Cove, Lincoln Anchorage, Pearl Harbor, Shelter Cove, Swanson Harbor, Tee Harbor, Yankee Cove,
Beaches:Capes:Auke Cape, Barlow Point, Clear Point, Point Couverden, False Point Retreat, Point Howard, Indian Point, Inspiration Point, Point Lena, Point Louisa, Mansfield Peninsula, Outer Point, Piling Point, Point Retreat, Point Stephens, Symonds Point,
Channels:Favorite Channel, North Pass, Saginaw Channel,
Cliffs:Islands:Aaron Island, Bare Island, Barlow Island, Benjamin Island, Bird Island, Coghlan Island, Cohen Island, Colt Island, Couverden Island, Couverden Rock, Entrance Island, Gauge Island, Gull Island, Horse Island, Hump Island, Indian Island, Kishbrock Island, The Kittens, Ledge Island, Lincoln Island, Little Island, Naked Island, North Island, Portland Island, Ralston Island, Rat Island, Sentinel Island, Shaman Island, Shelter Island, Star Rock, Station Island, Strauss Rock,
Lakes:Peterson Lake, Salt Lake, Shelter Lake, Windfall Lake,
Mountains:Auke Mountain, Green Mountain, Lone Mountain, Mount Robert Barron, Snowy Mountain, Thane Mountain, Treasury Hill,
Parks:Auke Recreation Area, Funter Bay State Marine Park, Shelter Island State Marine Park,
Rivers:Streams:Bear Creek, Bessie Creek, Boulder Creek, Cordwood Creek, Goose Creek, Lena Creek, Peterson Creek, Peterson Creek, Shrine Creek, Slate Creek, Tee Creek, Tenk Creek, Tusta Creek, Windfall Creek,
Routes:Amalga Trail, Bear Creek Trail, Bessie Creek Trail, Herbert Glacier Trail, Montana Creek Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, Yankee Basin Trail,
Valleys:Cities:Dobson Landing, Fairhaven, Funter, Lena Beach, Saint Terese, Tee Harbor,