Sumner Strait

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Sumner Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is about 80 miles (130 km) long and 10 miles (16 km) wide, extending from the mouth of the Stikine River to Iphigenia Bay on the Gulf of Alaska, separating Mitkof Island, Kupreanof Island, and Kuiu Island on the north from Zarembo Island and Prince of Wales Island on the south.[1]

Sumner Strait was named in 1875 by W. H. Dall in honor of Charles Sumner.[1]

The Cape Decision Light is a notable aid-to-navigation on Sumner Strait.

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  1. ^ a b USGS GNIS: Sumner Strait and USGS GNIS: Sumner Strait (two pages about the same feature)
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