History
Affleck Canal is a Southeast Alaska inlet that extends about 32 kilometers north from Sumner Strait and nearly divides Kuiu Island in two. As one of the waterways shaping the Alexander Archipelago’s complex coastal geography, it holds both geographic and historical importance. Joseph Whidbey, master of HMS Discovery, first charted the canal in 1793 during George Vancouver’s 1791–1795 expedition. Vancouver named it for Admiral Philip Affleck of the Royal Navy, tying this remote Alaskan waterway to the late 18th-century era of British exploration.
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Edna Bay, Alaska · United States