Afognak Strait, Alaska, United States
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Afognak Strait is a channel located in Kodiak Island county Alaska in the United States of America. It is at 57.9830556 latitude and -152.8094444 longitude. Afognak Strait is at an elevation of 0 ft (0 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Kodiak D-3".
Description
between Whale and Afognak Is., N of Kodiak Island. 5.5 miles long.
History
Name derived from Afognak Island and given in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross.
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Channel |
| Latitude: | 57.9830556 |
| Longitude: | -152.8094444 |
| Elevation: | 0 ft / 0 m |
| County: | Kodiak Island |
| USGS Map Name: | Kodiak D-3 |
