Information About

Gedney Channel

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Gedney Channel on The Map

Location

58 ° 11' 1" N,
135 ° 30' 15.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Hoonah

Gedney Channel in Detail.

About

just N of mouth of Port Frederick and 5 mi. NW of Hoonah, Alex. Arch. 0.7 mile wide.

History

Named in 1901 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who sounded the passage, for his vessel, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Gedney. Name was published in 1904 on Chart 8304.