Information About

Peril Strait

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Location

57 ° 30' 0" N,
135 ° 13' 0.001" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Tenakee Springs

Peril Strait in Detail.

About

extends from Sailsburg Sound to Chatham Starit, Between Chichagof and Baranof Is., Alex. Arch.

History

Translation in 1882 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of "Proliv Pogibshiy;" published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1397. The name is derived from "the circumstance that on its shores, in 1799, a large number of Aleuts (said to be 150) perished from eating poisonous mussels." This account was reported by Captain V. F. Lisianski who called this feature "pernicious strait."

Topo Maps

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Places Near Peril Strait

Cities:

Fort Saint Michael,

Bars:

Paradise Flats, Rodman Rock,

Bays:

Appleton Cove, Hanus Bay, Lindenberg Harbor, Nismeni Cove, Rodman Bay, Rodman Bay, Saook Bay,

Capes:

Point Moses, Point Benham, Point Elizabeth, Point Kennedy, Duffield Peninsula, False Lindenberg Head, Lindenberg Head, Nismeni Point, Peschani Point, Saook Point,

Channels:

Dams:

Kennel Creek Dam,

Islands:

Andersen Island, Broad Island, Dead Tree Island, False Island, Lauf Islands, McClellan Rock, Prince Island,

Lakes:

Lake Eva, Sitkoh Lake,

Mountains:

Annahootz Mountain, Mount Rosenberg,

Mountain Ranges:

Moore Mountains,

Rivers:

Kadashan River,

Streams:

Duffield Creek, Hook Creek, Rodman Creek, Tonalite Creek,

Routes:

Lake Eva Trail, Sitkoh Lake Trail,

Cities:

Waterways: