Nakat Inlet
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Nakat Inlet is an inlet in Southeast Alaska
, U.S.A
. The inlet extends north from Ledge Point, at the head of Nakat Bay
. The inlet's name possibly derives from the Tlingit term "Nakatse" (English
: fox). It was first charted in 1793 by George Vancouver
.
Alaska Panhandle
Southeast Alaska, sometimes referred to as the Alaska Panhandle, is the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Alaska, which lies west of the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The majority of Southeast Alaska's area is part of the Tongass National Forest, the United...
, U.S.A
United States
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. The inlet extends north from Ledge Point, at the head of Nakat Bay
Nakat Bay
Nakat Bay is a bay in Southeast Alaska, U.S.A. The bay extends northeast from Cape Fox. It was charted in 1793 by George Vancouver. The bay's name comes from a Tlingit name published in 1853 on a Russian Hydrographic Department chart as "Bukh Nakat" ....
. The inlet's name possibly derives from the Tlingit term "Nakatse" (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: fox). It was first charted in 1793 by George Vancouver
George Vancouver
Captain George Vancouver RN was an English officer of the British Royal Navy, best known for his 1791-95 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of contemporary Alaska, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon...
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