Bradfield Canal is an inlet in
Southeast Alaska,
United States
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. It extends west from the mouth of the Bradfield River to
Ernest Sound
Ernest Sound is a strait in Alaska Panhandle, Southeast Alaska, United States, U.S.A. It extends southwest, from the mouth of Bradfield Canal to Clarence Strait, separating Wrangell Island, Wrangell and Etolin Islands from the mainland. It was f ...
at Point Warde.
It was first charted in 1793 by
James Johnstone, one of
George Vancouver's officers during his
1791–95 expedition. Vancouver later named it "Bradfield Channel".
References
Inlets of Alaska
Bodies of water of Wrangell, Alaska
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