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Kaigani Strait

Coordinates: 54°52′26″N 132°49′08″W / 54.874°N 132.819°W / 54.874; -132.819
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Kaigani Strait (also, Kaigahnee, Kaigan, Kaijani) is a waterway in the U.S. state of Alaska, the southern part of the strait between Long Island and Dall Island. Native name, reported by Etolin, 1833, as Kalgan.[1]

Kaigani is the narrow passage extending from Dixon Entrance to Tlevak Strait and separating Long Island from Dall Island. Howkan Narrows is the narrowest part of the passage, with kelp-marked reefs, from American Bay to above Channel Island. The strait little used except by small craft. Kaigani Harbors are three indentations in the shore of Dall Island; they are all exposed southeastward. American Bay lies on the southwest side of Kaigani Strait, 7 miles (11 km) above Kaigani Point and about 1 mile (1.6 km) southward of Howkan.[2]

References

  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: United States Coast Pilot's United States Coast Pilot: Alaska. Dixon Entrance to Yakutat Bay (1917)
  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: U.S. Government's Bulletin (1906)

Bibliography

  • United States Coast Pilot (1917). United States Coast Pilot: Alaska. Dixon Entrance to Yakutat Bay (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • U.S. Government (1906). Bulletin (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

54°52′26″N 132°49′08″W / 54.874°N 132.819°W / 54.874; -132.819