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Gig Pass

Gig Pass

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  • Sitka
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About

enters Ogden Passage, 4.5 mi. SW of Chichagof, off W coast of Chichagof I., Alex. Arch. 1 mile long.

History of Gig Pass

Named in 1925 by a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) field party, "for a small light boat (gig) that was used for landing."

Places Near Gig Pass
Archipelagos:

Porcupine Islands,

Bars:

Black Rock, Fran Reef, Frog Rock, Guide Rock, Ittar Rock, Khaz Breakers, Middle Breaker, Minnie Reef, Ninefoot Shoal, Outer Rocks, Snipe ock,

Bays:

Baker Cove, Bertha Bay, Black Bay, Davison Bay, Didrickson Bay, Double Cove, Elkugu Bay, Goulding Harbor, Islas Bay, Khaz Bay, Kimshan Cove, Klag Bay, Kukkan Bay, Little Bay, Mirror Harbor, Pinta Bay, Porcupine Bay, Portlock Harbor, Rocky Bay, West Arm Mirror Harbor,

Capes:

Point Partennoi, Point Razbitie, Point Lydonia, Point Shultz, Point Simonds, Point Weigle, Point Dougherty, Point Hope, Cape Dearborn, Cape Edward, Clearing Point, Copper Point, Division Point, Drip Point, Fox Point, Hogan Point, Khaz Head, Khaz Point, Maud Point, Pole Point, Quit Point, Rose Point, Round Point, Point Slocum, Slope Point, Takeena Peninsula, Trap Point, Vein Point,

Channels:

Caution Passage, Dry Pass, Elbow Passage, The Gate, Gig Pass, Imperial Passage, Kukkan Passage, Ogden Passage, Piehle Passage, Rough Channel, Smooth Channel, South Passage, Surveyor Passage, Tawak Passage,

Hot Springs:

White Sulphur Springs,

Islands:

Baird Island, Beric Island, Black Island, Breaker Number Two, Brown Rock, Cormorant Island, Deuce Island, Dippy Island, Duck Island, Edward Islands, Elkugu Island, Fairway Rock, Fitz Island, Fleming Island, Grace Island, Granite Islands, Gray Rock, Gull Rock, Herbert Graves Island, Hill Island, Hogan Island, Kinky Island, Klag Island, Leo Island, Lock Island, Lydonia Island, Middle Island, Myriad Islands, Oval Rock, Paulina Island, Peer Island, Pluma Island, Port Island, Post Island, Ramp Island, Rowe Island, Shale Island, Sholin Island, Skinner Island, Snag Island, Snipe Island, Snipe Rock, Steep Island, Sushilna Island, Tentree Island, Three Tree Island, Triplet Islands, Twin Island, Vorota Island, White Sisters, Winifred Island,

Lakes:

Lake Cunningham, Lake Morris, Lake Helen, Lake James, Lake Anna, Black Lake, Duck Lake, Goulding Lake, Goulding Lakes, Otter Lake, Rust Lake, Sister Lake, Lake Smiley, Whitestripe Lake, Wild Rice Lake,

Mine:

Golden Hand Apex Mine, Hirst-Chichagof Mine (historical),

Mountains:

Mount Baker, Mount Barness, Big Chief Mountain, Mount Crowther, Doolth Mountain, Mount Douglas, Mount Drake, Flat Top Mountain, Freeburn Mountain, Goon Dip Mountain, Hirst Mountain, Mount Lydonia, North Mountain, Mount Pinta, Whitestripe Mountain, Williams Hill,

Mountain Passes:

Fleming Channel, Sea Level Slough, West Arm,

Pillars:

Shag Rock,

Rivers:

Black River, Goon Dip River, Goulding River, Porcupine River,

Streams:

Chichagof Creek, Falls Creek, Marble Creek, Rust Creek,

Routes:

Dry Pass Trail, Mine Mountain Trail,