Douglas Harbor

For the Manx harbor, see Douglas Harbour.
Douglas Harbor in, Douglas, Alaska The island in the midground, right, houses a US Coast Guard station. Mount Juneau lies in the background behind the Coast Guard island

Douglas Harbor (Inuit: Qanartalik)[1] is a harbor off the coast of Douglas Island in Juneau, Alaska. The name was published by the United States Geological Survey in 1986 and entered into the Geographic Names Information System on January 1, 2001.[2]

In the 2002 regular election, Juneau-area voters approved the issue and sale of bonds totaling $15,000,000 for improving the borough's harbors, utilities, and parks systems.[3][4] $7.1 million was allocated for the harbors, including Douglas.[5]

In January 2009, winter weather caused a boat in the harbor to sink.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Issenman, Betty. Sinews of Survival: The living legacy of Inuit clothing. UBC Press, 1997. pp252-254
  2. ↑ USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Douglas Harbor
  3. ↑ http://www.juneau.lib.ak.us/clerk/elections/2002/Scanned_Sample_Ballot_2002.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.juneau.lib.ak.us/clerk/elections/2002/2002-10-08_Certified_Results.pdf
  5. ↑ "Bonds for harbors and roads win OK". Juneau Empire. 2002-11-06. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  6. ↑ "Three boats sink in Douglas, Harris harbors". Juneau Empire. 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2009-09-07.

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Coordinates: 58°16′37″N 134°23′08″W / 58.27694°N 134.38556°W / 58.27694; -134.38556


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