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Gulf of Alaska

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Location

59 ° 4' 16" N,
144 ° 57' 58" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Bars

Seal Rocks,

Tributaries

Copper River,

Fatalities

2

Gulf of Alaska in Detail.

About

Bounded on the N by the coast of Alaska and on the S by a line running from the S end of Kodiak Island on the W to Dixon Entrance on the E. Incomplete record - should be at least171 maps, LATLONGs truncated in PH I by GIPSY - 9512

History

Name derived from the Territory of Alaska and published by Baker (1906, p. 89) who wrote, "This name has for the last two or three decades been applied to that part of the North Pacific Ocean lying approximately to the north of a line from Sitka to Kodiak."

Fatalities

On June 20, 2011, 2 people died while boating, fishing. Read More

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