Chatham Strait

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Name: Chatham Strait
Water system: Pacific Ocean
Water type: Sea channel
Progression: Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Subpolar
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Chatham Strait, or Shee ya xhaak in the Tlingit language, is a narrow passage of the Alexander Archipelago in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alaska.

It separates Chichagof Island and Baranof Island to its west from Admiralty Island and Kuiu Island on its east.

It is 150 miles (240 km) long and extends southward from the junction of Icy Strait and Lynn Canal to the open sea. The strait is deep and 5–16 km (3.1–9.9 mi) wide.

Chatham Strait

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