Chichagof Pass

Chichagof Pass

Chichagof Pass is a strait separating Woronkofski and Etolin Islands. The strait is shown in a 1844 Russian chart, but the name was first published in 1853 on a Russian Hydrographic Department chart as "Proliv Chichagova" (English: Chichagov Strait). Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, USN, published the present name in the 1891 Coast Pilot; the original name was probably given for the ship Chichagov.[1]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chichagof Pass

Coordinates: 56°21′19″N 132°28′19″W / 56.35528°N 132.47194°W / 56.35528; -132.47194



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