Salisbury Sound
Salisbury Sound is a
Southeast Alaska. It is about 40 km (25 mi) northwest of the city of Sitka
, and within the limits of Sitka City and Borough.
Salisbury Sound was named by Captain
Captain James Cook on 2 May 1778, Zund Klokacheva by navigator Ivan Vasiliev in 1809, and Protiv Olgi by Captain Tebenkov.[1]
Salisbury Sound is the namesake of the
USS Salisbury Sound
.
References
- ^ a b Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, Geological Survey, Professional Paper 567. Washington: United States Government Printing Office.
- ^ Wagner, Henry (1937). The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America to the Year 1800. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 385.
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57°21′38″N 135°46′52″W / 57.36056°N 135.78111°W
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