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Affleck Canal

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Affleck Canal is an inlet in Southeast Alaska, United States It extends {{convert|32|km|mi}} north from Sumner Strait, nearly cutting Kuiu Island in two.^[1] It was first charted in 1793 by Joseph Whidbey, master of {{HMS|Discovery|1789|6}} during George Vancouver's 1791–1795 expedition.^[2] Vancouver named it for Admiral Philip Affleck, RN.^[1]

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1. ^¹{{gnis|1420020|Affleck Canal}}
2. ^{{cite book | last = Vancouver | first = George, and John Vancouver | title = A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world | publisher = J. Stockdale | year = 1801 | location = London| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qwol8bPaYxsC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false}}

2 : Inlets of Alaska|Bodies of water of Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska

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