Peril Strait

57°31′52″N 135°16′14″W / 57.53111°N 135.27056°W / 57.53111; -135.27056

A misty Peril Strait

Peril Strait or Shee Káx’ is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska. It is between Chichagof Island to its north and Baranof Island[1] and Catherine Island to its south. The strait is 80 km (50 mi) long and reaches from Salisbury Sound on the west to the Chatham Strait on the east.[1] It is entirely within the limits of the City and Borough of Sitka.

  1. ^ a b Higginson, Ella (1908). Alaska, The Great Country. New York: Macmillan Co. pp. 150. peril strait deadman's reach.