McPherson Passage – Channel in Chugach, Alaska

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1423637

Location

State Alaska

County Chugach

Feature Class Channel

Coordinates

DMS

60°40'36"N 147°22'46"W

Decimal Degrees

60.6766667, -147.3794444

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Seward C-2 NE

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Kiniklik (historical)

14.5 mi NW

Hydrography

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Description

McPherson Passage is located in Prince William Sound, extends NW SE between Peak and Naked Is., 38 mi. NE of Chenega, Chugach Mts.

History

Local name published in 1910 by US@C&GS.

Nearby Features

McPherson Bay Bay · 1.1 mi SSE
Naked Island Island · 1.5 mi WSW
Peak Island Island · 1.8 mi N
Bass Harbor Bay · 2.5 mi SSW
Elk Head Point Cape · 2.7 mi NNE
Liljegren Passage Channel · 2.8 mi NNW
East Point Cape · 2.8 mi ESE
Cabin Bay Bay · 3.4 mi W
Outside Bay Bay · 3.6 mi SW
Storey Island Island · 3.9 mi NNW

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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