Information About

Wells Passage

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 46' 1.999" N,
148 ° 7' 9.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Wells Passage in Detail.

About

extends E 16 mi. from S end of Port Wells to Prince William Sound, on S side of Esther I., 24 mi. E of Whittier; Chugach Mts.

History

local name reported in 1914 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); so named because it leads to Port Wells.