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Anchorage Bay

Anchorage Bay

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on E coast of Alaska Peninsula, extends SSW off Chignik Bay W of Chignik, Aleutian Range; 6 miles long.

History of Anchorage Bay

Local name; reported by Lieutenant Commander Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross; published in 1899 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).