# Behm Canal

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Natural channel in the Alexander Archipelago

Behm Canal Location of Behm Canal in Alaska Location Alexander Archipelago Country USA Coordinates 55°56′13″N 131°11′18″W / 55.93694°N 131.18833°W / 55.93694; -131.18833

**Behm Canal** is a natural [channel](/source/Channel_(geography)) in the [Alexander Archipelago](/source/Alexander_Archipelago), in the [southeastern part](/source/Alaska_Panhandle) of the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Alaska](/source/Alaska).

About 108 miles (174 km) long, Behm Canal separates [Revillagigedo Island](/source/Revillagigedo_Island) from the mainland. From the [Clarence Strait](/source/Clarence_Strait), Behm Canal extends north and northeast, through the Behm Narrows and by the mouth of the [Unuk River](/source/Unuk_River), then south to [Revillagigedo Channel](/source/Revillagigedo_Channel).[1]

The Behm Canal was charted and named by [George Vancouver](/source/George_Vancouver) in 1793, in honor of [Magnus von Behm](/source/Magnus_von_Behm), who was the governor of [Kamchatka](/source/Kamchatka_Peninsula) in 1779 when [Captain James Cook's](/source/James_Cook) ships, with Vancouver among the crew, arrived at [Petropavlovsk](/source/Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky) shortly after Cook was killed in [Hawaii](/source/Hawaii). It was Behm who carried the news of Cook's death to [Europe](/source/Europe).[1][2]

The canal is used by the Southeast Alaska Acoustic Measurement Facility (SEAFAC) as an acoustic testing site for [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) submarines.[3]

[New Eddystone Rock](/source/New_Eddystone_Rock) is a craggy, much-photographed basalt island in Behm Canal.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gnis_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gnis_1-1) [U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Behm Canal](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1893582)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Alaska place-names"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080708143622/http://pages.quicksilver.net.nz/jcr/~vancouver4.html). Archived from [the original](http://pages.quicksilver.net.nz/jcr/~vancouver4.html) on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2008-05-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-drive_3-0)** Rogoway, Tyler (August 15, 2018). ["The U.S. Navy Has A Critically Important Submarine Test Base Tucked Away In Alaska"](http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/22917/the-u-s-navy-has-a-critically-important-submarine-test-base-tucked-away-in-alaska). The War Zone.

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