Cross Sound
Cross Sound is a passage in the Alexander Archipelago in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alaska, located between Chichagof Island to its south and the mainland to its north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: marine strait in Alaska, United States
- Also known as: “Baie Tchenkitane”, “Cross Sund”, “Entrada de la Cruz”, “Icy Strait”, “Kresta Strait”, “Lohtianoi”, “Proliv Kresta”, “Proliv Ledyanoy”, and “Puerto de la Cruz”
- Address: AK
Cross Sound
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
58.17778° or 58° 10′ 40″ northLongitude
-136.51° or 136° 30′ 36″ westOpen location code
94C55FHR+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 369141594OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
5846283Wikidata ID
Q892289
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Cross Sound” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كروس ساوند”
- Cebuano: “Cross Sound (luuk sa Estados Unidos)”
- Cebuano: “Cross Sound”
- Dutch: “Cross Sound”
- French: “Passage Cross”
- German: “Cross Sound”
- Italian: “Cross Sound”
- Spanish: “Cross Sound”
- Spanish: “Estrecho de Cross Sound”
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