Description
S part of Whale Bay, on SE coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. 0.7 mile wide.
History
Named on June 23, 1787, by Captain George Dixon for Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society (Wagner, 1937, p. 375). Capt Tebenkov (1852, map 8), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) published the name "Z(aliv) Zakrytoy" meaning "closed bay, " for this feature.