Description
5 mi. N of Fish Bay, in Peril Strait, on Chichagof I., 29 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History
Named by W. H. Dall U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 163). "Named for North Rapid in Rose Channel which is caused by the change in tides and which is located abreast of this point."