Navigate Alaska’s rugged coast with trusted, illustrated guidance for mariners traveling from Yakutat Bay to Cook Inlet. This edition compiles the Coast and Geodetic Survey’s latest observations and survey data, offering practical routes, current estimates, and harbor approaches for a safer passage along the southwest Alaska shoreline.
The notes summarize principal coast points and currents, outline recommended courses between key landmarks, and describe the port approaches at Seldovia Harbor and other bays. It blends chart-derived directions with field notes from surveys conducted up to 1907, helping skippers plan coasting routes with awareness of tides, rips, and shallow areas.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book is an indispensable reference to the coast between Yakutat Bay and Seldovia at the entrance to Cook Inlet, including Prince William Sound. Originally prepared by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, it contains the most accurate and detailed charts and descriptions of this region available at the time, giving an unprecedented glimpse into the natural landmarks of this coastline in the early 20th century. In addition to charts, the book provides an informative description of the currents and tides along the coastline, with safety tips. This book remains a valuable guide to a time when the early explorers were pioneering this coastline that offers navigators safe harbors, and perhaps adventure. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333786113_0
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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LW-9781333786113
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