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Palma Bay

Palma Bay

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in Glacier Bay National Monument, on Gulf of Alaska, between Icy Point and Boussole Bay, 60 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History of Palma Bay

Named "Baia de Palma" in 1792 by Captain Alessandro Malaspina (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 201). See Wagner (1937, p. 481).