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Deer Passage

Deer Passage

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  • Aleutians East
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between Deer I. and Bold Cape, on SW end of Aleutian Range

History of Deer Passage

Name derived from Deer i. and given by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1926 as Deer Island Passage. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) initiated the changing of this name in 1928 to Deer Passage because it "is shorter and eliminates the double descriptive designation which ellipses if objectionable."