Kaigani Strait

Kaigani Strait (also, Kaigahnee, Kaigan, Kaijani) is a waterway in the U.S. state of Alaska, the southern part of the strait between Long Island and Dall Island. The Alaska Native name, as reported by Etolin is 1833, is Kalgan.[1]

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Kaigani is the narrow passage extending from Dixon Entrance to Tlevak Strait and separating Long Island from Dall Island. Howkan Narrows is the narrowest part of the passage, with kelp-marked reefs, from American Bay to above Channel Island. The strait is little used except by small craft. The Kaigani Harbors are three indentations in the shore of Dall Island; they are all exposed southeastward. American Bay lies on the southwest side of Kaigani Strait, 7 miles (11 km) above Kaigani Point and about 1 mile (1.6 km) southward of Howkan.[2]

References
  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: United States Coast Pilot's United States Coast Pilot: Alaska. Dixon Entrance to Yakutat Bay (1917)
  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: U.S. Government's Bulletin (1906)
  1. U.S. Government 1906, p. 342.
  2. United States Coast Pilot 1917, pp. 99–100.

Bibliography
  • United States Coast Pilot (1917). United States Coast Pilot: Alaska. Dixon Entrance to Yakutat Bay (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  • U.S. Government (1906). Bulletin (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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