Icy Strait

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

The Icy Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska.

Geography Icy Strait separates Chichagof Island to the south and the Alaska mainland to the north.

The strait is 64 km (40 mi; 35 nmi) from its west side at the intersection of the Cross Sound and Glacier Bay to its east side at Chatham Strait and the Lynn Canal.

The two largest islands in the strait are Pleasant Island and Lemesurier Island.

The Cape Spencer Light is an important former lighthouse and remains an active aid to navigation. The nearby cruise ship destination Icy Strait Point is named in reference to Icy Strait.

Icy Strait

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