Information About

Sitakaday Narrows

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 30' 59" N,
136 ° 3' 59" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Gustavus

Sitakaday Narrows in Detail.

About

at S end of Glacier Bay National Monument, just W of the Beardslee is., 34 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1942. The name Sit-a-ka-day means "icy bay," "and is said to be the Tlingit Indian name for Glcier Bay. The passage is the narrowest part of the entrance to Glacier Bay and was called Ripple Narrows on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 8304 in 1940.

Topo Maps

Mount Fairweather C-1 (1948), Mount Fairweather C-1 (1949), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather C-1 SE (2017),
Places Near Sitakaday Narrows
Archipelagos:

Marble Islands,

Bars:

Ancon Rock, Sita Reef,

Bays:

Bartlett Cove, Beartrack Cove, Berg Bay, Fingers Bay, Hutchins Bay, Johnson Cove, North Sandy Cove, Ripple Cove, Sandy Cove, Secret Bay, South Sandy Cove, Spokane Cove,

Capes:

Point Carolus, Point Dundas, George Point, Point Gustavus, Rush Point, Saint James Point,

Channels:

Beardslee Entrance, North Passage, Sitakaday Narrows, Whidbey Passage,

Islands:

Anthony Island, Beardslee Islands, Beartrack Island, Boulder Island, Drake Island, Eider Island, Flapjack Island, Francis Island, Kidney Island, Lagoon Island, Lars Island, Leland Islands, Lester Island, Link Island, Netland Island, North Marble Island, Puffin Island, South Marble Island, Spider Island, Strawberry Island, Sturgess Island, Willoughby Island, Young Island,

Mountains:

Miller Peak, White Cap Mountain,

Rivers:

Bartlett River,

Streams:

Wolf Creek, York Creek,

Routes:

Bartlett Lake Trail, Bartlett River Trail,

Cities:

Bartlett Cove,