Holkham Bay

Holkham Bay
Sumdum Bay
Sum Dum (Tlingit)
Holkham Bay and nearby mountains in the Chuck River Wilderness.
Coordinates57°44′45″N 133°37′31″W / 57.7458333°N 133.6252778°W / 57.7458333; -133.6252778
TypeBay
EtymologyHolkham, England
Ocean/sea sourcesInside Passage
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. width6 miles (9.7 km)
Max. depth217 feet (66 m)
IslandsHarbor Island
References[1][2]

Holkham Bay (also known as Sumdum Bay)[3] is a bay in the U.S. state of Alaska. It connects Tracy Arm and Endicott Arm on its east to Stephens Passage on its west.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holkham Bay, USGS GNIS.
  2. ^ "Bathymetric Data Viewer". U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  3. ^ United States. Census Office (1893). Report on the Population and Resources of Alaska at the 11th Census, 1890 (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 47. Retrieved 6 February 2013.