Information About

Excursion Inlet

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Location

58 ° 26' 22.999" N,
135 ° 27' 51.001" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Gustavus

Excursion Inlet in Detail.

About

trends S from mouth of Excursion River to Icy Strait, 38 mi. W of Juneau, St. Elias Mts. 8 miles long.

History

Named by pilot Captain E. G. George, who entered the estuary in 1883 on the excursion steamer Idaho. Published by US@C&GS in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 190).

Topo Maps

Juneau B-5 (1948), Juneau B-5 (1950), Juneau B-5 (1950), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1951), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau (1962), Juneau B-5 NE (2015),

Places Near Excursion Inlet

Archipelagos:

Porpoise Islands,

Bars:

Pleasant Island Reef,

Bays:

Excursion Inlet, Sawmill Bay,

Capes:

Eagle Point, Noon Point,

Channels:

Icy Passage, Icy Strait,

Dams:

Tenakee Spring School Dam, Tenakee Springs Dam,

Hills:

The Knob,

Islands:

Pleasant Island,

Mine:

Alaska Silver King Mine,

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