Chatham Strait
Chatham Strait, or Shee ya xhaak in the Tlingit language, is a narrow passage of the Alexander Archipelago in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alaska.
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- Description: strait in Alaska, United States
- Also known as“Chirikof Bay”“Christian Sound”“Detroit de Chatham”“Ensenada del Principe”“Menzies Strait”
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Latitude
56.965° or 56° 57′ 54″ north
Longitude
-134.62556° or 134° 37′ 32″ west
Open location code
9487X98F+2Q
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Chatham Strait” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مضيق تشاثام”
- Bulgarian: “Чатъм (проток)”
- Bulgarian: “Чатъм”
- Catalan: “Estret de Chatham”
- Cebuano: “Chatham Strait”
- Chinese: “查塔姆海峡”
- Dutch: “Chatham Strait”
- French: “Détroit de Chatham”
- Georgian: “ჩათემის სრუტე”
- German: “Chatham Strait”
- German: “Straße von Chatham”
- Hebrew: “מצר צ’טהאם”
- Italian: “Stretto di Chatham”
- Japanese: “チャタム海峡”
- Lithuanian: “Čatamo sąsiauris”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chatham Strait”
- Portuguese: “Estreito de Chatham”
- Spanish: “Estrecho de Chatham”
- Turkish: “Chatham Boğazı”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Baranof Warm Springs and Hidden Falls.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yasha Island and Point Gardner Light.
Alaska: Highlights
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