Behm Canal, Alaska, United States
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About
Behm Canal is a channel located in Ketchikan Gateway county Alaska in the United States of America. It is at 55.9369444 latitude and -131.1883333 longitude. Behm Canal is at an elevation of 0 ft (0 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Ketchikan D-4".
Description
108 miles long. Between Revillagigedo I. and mainland, from W entrance at Clarence Strait at 552800N1315500W it extends N 33 mi. then NE 15 mi. through Behm Narrows to Point Whaley and then S 60 mi. to its E entrance at Revillagigedo Channel, Alex. Arch.
History
Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), "in 1793 after Major Magnus Carl von Behm, commandant of Kamchatka in 1779" (Wagner, 1937, p. 375).
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Channel |
| Latitude: | 55.9369444 |
| Longitude: | -131.1883333 |
| Elevation: | 0 ft / 0 m |
| County: | Ketchikan Gateway |
| USGS Map Name: | Ketchikan D-4 |
