Description
Skanáx̱ Bay is located on the N side of Kuiu Island in the Alexander Archipelago 10 mi. NW of Kadake Bay; Tps57&58S, Rgs70&71E, Copper River Meridian
History
Named in 1869 by Commander R. W. Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), for charting purposes, for his ship, the U.S.S. Saginaw. Skanáx̱ is the local historical name which references either a village on the eastern shore of the bay or the bay itself and is translated as “noisy beach,” referring to the sounds of clams in a traditional Tlingit story.