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First Narrows

First Narrows

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Sitka
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 13 ft (3.96 m)
About

between Midway I. and W shore of Redfish Bay, 10.2 mi. NW of Port Alexander, on S coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.

History of First Narrows

Named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer "Albatross".

Places Near First Narrows
Cities:

Big Port Walter,

Archipelagos:

Redfish Islets,

Areas:

Eagle Rocks,

Bars:

Fivefathom Patch, Redfish Breaker, Reef Shoal, Tenfathom Anchorage,

Bays:

Port Armstrong, Port Conclusion, Port Herbert, Port Lucy, Port Walter, Big Branch Bay, Big Port Walter, Branch Bay, Byron Bay, Close Bay, Denmark Cove, Driftwood Cove, John Bay, Larch Bay, Little Branch Bay, Little Puffin Bay, Lovers Cove, Mist Cove, Ommaney Bay, Puffin Bay, Redfish Bay, Sandy Bay, Ship Cove, Snipe Bay,

Capes:

Point Lauder, Bobrovoi Point, Cape Ommaney, Granite Point, Inner Point, Kekur Peninsula, Kekur Point, Mussel Point, Overhang Point, Puffin Point, Redfish Cape, Redfish Point,

Channels:

First Narrows, Second Narrows,

Dams:

City of Port Alexander Dam, Lake Ospery Dam, Port Alexander Cold Storage Dam,

Hills:

Snipe Head,

Islands:

Beavertail Island, Big Branch Rock, Bush Rock, Clam Island, First Kekur, Midway Island, Onetree Rock, Reef Rock, Sea Lion Rocks, Second Kekur, Third Kekur, Viking Rock, Wooden Island,

Lakes:

Antipatr Lake, Baturin Lake, Betty Lake, Borodino Lake, Clarks Pond, Cliff Lake, Deer Lake, Fawn Lake, Island Lake, Jetty Lake, Khvostof Lake, Leona Lake, Ludvik Lake, Maksoutof Lake, Nakvassin Lake, Lake Osprey, Rezanof Lake, Rostislaf Lakes, Round Lake, Sashin Lake, Tumakof Lake,

Mountains:

Grouse Peak, Mount Hagemeister, Mount Kolloen, Mount Muravief, Ommaney Peak, Ptarmigan Peak, Mount Rudakof, Mount Stoeckel,

Rivers:

Maksoutof River,

Streams:

Conclusion Creek, Deer Creek,

Cities:

Port Armstrong,