Ernest Sound
Ernest Sound is a strait in Southeast Alaska, U.S.A. It extends 48 kilometres southwest, from the mouth of Bradfield Canal to Clarence Strait, separating Wrangell and Etolin Islands from the mainland.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Bay
- Description: strait in Alaska, United States
- Also known as: “Prince Ernest Sound”
- Address: AK
Ernest Sound
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
55.99389° or 55° 59′ 38″ north
Longitude
-132.075° or 132° 4′ 30″ west
Open location code
9479XWVG+H2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Ernest Sound from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Ernest Sound” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ernest Sound”
- Dutch: “Ernest Sound”
- Italian: “Canale di Ernest”
- “Ernest Sound”
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