Eastern Channel
Eastern Channel is a body of deep water adjacent to the southern half of Sitka, Alaska. It is the best suited of three channels for large ships to approach the harbor in Sitka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Channel
- Description: body of deep water adjacent to Sitka, Alaska
- Also known as: “Farvater Vostochnyy”
- Historically known as: “South Entrance”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sitka National Historical Park and Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel.
Sitka National Historical Park
Park
Photo: Lordkinbote, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sitka National Historical Park is a national historical park in Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was redesignated as a national historical park from its previous status as national monument on October 18, 1972. Sitka National Historical Park is situated 2 miles north of Eastern Channel.
Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel
Church
Photo: Barek, Public domain.
St. Michael's Cathedral is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, at Lincoln and Maksoutoff Streets in Sitka, Alaska. The earliest Orthodox cathedral in the New World, it was built in the nineteenth century, when Alaska was under the control of Russia, though this structure burned down in 1966. Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel is situated 2½ miles north of Eastern Channel.
Castle Hill
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castle Hill also known as the American Flag-Raising Site and now as the Baranof Castle State Historic Site, is a National Historic Landmark and state park in Sitka, Alaska. Castle Hill is situated 2½ miles north of Eastern Channel.
Eastern Channel
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Sitka, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Eastern Channel” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eastern Channel (agianan sa Estados Unidos, Alaska)”
- Cebuano: “Eastern Channel”
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