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A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world
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Southeast Alaska
U.S.A
Wrangell Island
Blake Channel
Eastern Passage
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
James Johnstone
George Vancouver
1791-95 expedition
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: The Narrows
A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world
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56°22′08″N 132°06′01″W / 56.36889°N 132.10028°W / 56.36889; -132.10028
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City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska
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Straits of Alaska
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