Icy Strait
| Icy Strait | ||
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| Connects waters | Cross Sound , Glacier Bay | |
| with water | Chatham Strait , Lynn Canal | |
| Separates land mass | Chichagof Island | |
| of land mass | Mainland North America | |
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| Geographical location | 58 ° 14 ′ N , 135 ° 27 ′ W | |
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| length | 64 km | |
| Smallest width | 18 km | |
| Islands | Pleasant Island , Lemesurier Island | |
The Icy Strait is a 64 km long strait in the southeastern part of the US state Alaska . It is located in the Alexander Archipelago and runs between the island of Chichagof in the south and the mainland in the north.
Icy Strait extends from the junction of Cross Sound and Glacier Bay in the west to that of Chatham Strait and Lynn Canal in the east. The largest islands in the strait are Pleasant and Lemesurier Island .
The Alaska Marine Highway ferries operate in Icy Strait and call at the port of Hoonah there.
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