Feature Details
| Feature ID | 1424161 | ||||||||||||||||
| Name | Passage Canal | ||||||||||||||||
| Class | Bay | ||||||||||||||||
| Feature Code | Bay | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Chugach Census Area - Alaska | ||||||||||||||||
| Citation |
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| Entry Date | January 1, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| *Elevation | 0 meters / 0 feet | ||||||||||||||||
| Designations | |||||||||||||||||
| History | Named in 1794 by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 181), presumably because this body of water leads to a portage connecting Prince William Sound with Cook Inlet. | ||||||||||||||||
| Description | on NE coast of Kenai Peninsula, trends NE from Whittier to S end of Port Wells, 36 mi. NW of Chenega, Chugach Mts. |
| Census Code | Class Code | GSA Code | OPM Code |
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Variant Names
| Name | In Part | Originator | Reference | Series Name | Publication Date | Source URL | Title | Edition | Notes | Additional Information |
Passage Arm | No | - | AK | - | - | - | - | - | - | Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Washington, DC: GPO, 1967. This work is an alphabetical list of the geographic names generally including feature descriptions and often name origin information that are now applied and have been applied to places and features in Alaska. GNIS Library. |
Passage Channel | No | - | AK | - | - | - | - | - | - | Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Washington, DC: GPO, 1967. This work is an alphabetical list of the geographic names generally including feature descriptions and often name origin information that are now applied and have been applied to places and features in Alaska. GNIS Library. |
Portage Bay | No | - | AK | - | - | - | - | - | - | Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Washington, DC: GPO, 1967. This work is an alphabetical list of the geographic names generally including feature descriptions and often name origin information that are now applied and have been applied to places and features in Alaska. GNIS Library. |
Decisions
| Name | Date | Authority | Type |
Passage Canal | January 1, 1915 | Board Decision | Official |
Decision Cards
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Coordinates
| Sequence | Coordinates | Map | State |
1 | 60.8147222, -148.5244444 / 60° 48' 53.00" N, 148° 31' 28.00" W | Seward D-5 SE | AK |
2 | 60.8138889, -148.4416667 / 60° 48' 50.00" N, 148° 26' 30.00" W | Seward D-4 SW | AK |
Government Units
| Sequence | State or Equivalent | County or Equivalent |
1 | Alaska | Chugach Census Area |
Map
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38.8108209°, -95.5494690°, 13z