Arriaga Passage, Alaska, United States
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Arriaga Passage is a channel located in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) county Alaska in the United States of America. It is at 55.5675 latitude and -133.6652778 longitude. Arriaga Passage is at an elevation of 0 ft (0 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Craig C-5".
Description
extends W, from Gulf of Esquibel, between Noyes and Saint Joseph Is., Alex. Arch. 5 miles long.
History
Named "Bocas de Arriaga," or "Arriaga Passage" by Francisco Antonio Maurelle "about August 22 or 23, 1779, no doubt in honor of Juan Pantoja y Arriaga, one of his pilots" (Wagner, 1937, p. 373).
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Channel |
| Latitude: | 55.5675 |
| Longitude: | -133.6652778 |
| Elevation: | 0 ft / 0 m |
| County: | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) |
| USGS Map Name: | Craig C-5 |
