Description
Between Taiyasanka Harbor and Yaiya Inlet. Expends from Parsons Peak to Tiaya Point on Chilkoot Inlet, 3 mi. W of Skagway, Coast Mountains. 14 miles long.
History
Tlingit Indian name, "Haluta" meaning "promontory," reported by James McGuire, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1923. The entire projection was called "Daye-Halutu" by the Tlingit Indians.