Editing Naukati Bay, Alaska (section)

== Geography ==
Naukati Bay is located at {{coord|55|52|25|N|133|11|5|W|region:US-AK_type:city_source:GNIS|name=Naukati Bay (P. of Wales-Hyder)}}, elevation: {{convert|207|ft|m}}<ref name=GNIS-NB/> (Section 18, Township 069 South, Range 080 East, Copper River Meridian) between a pair of sheltered bays (Little Naukati Bay and Naukati Bay) on the West coast of [[Prince of Wales Island, Alaska|Prince of Wales Island]] in South-East Alaska.  Naukati Bay is located in the [[Recording District (Alaska)|Ketchikan Recording District]].<ref name=AK-DCED-CIS/>

Naukati Bay, [[census-designated place]] (CDP) tract's [[Centroid]] is at {{coord|55|52|57|N|133|11|42|W|region:US-AK_type:city_source:GNIS|name=Naukati Bay (CDP)}}, elevation: {{convert|13|ft|m}}<ref name=GNIS-NB-CDP>{{cite GNIS|id=2418730|name=Naukati Bay Census Designated Place|access-date=May 3, 2009}}</ref>  The [[United States Census Bureau]] adjusted the [[census-designated place]] tract's boundaries from 1990 to 2008, resulting in the shift of the CDP's [[Centroid]] coordinates seen above, i.e. the ground has not moved, but the places where the Census counts has.<ref name=GNIS-NB/><ref name=GNIS-NB-CDP/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|4.8|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} of it (4.95%) is water.

=== Naukati Bay ===
Naukati Bay is a natural sheltered harbor at Naukati Bay, Alaska, on the Western shores of [[Prince of Wales Island, Alaska|Prince of Wales Island]], on the Pacific Ocean at {{Coord|55|52|34|N|133|9|27|W|region:US-AK_type:waterbody_source:GNIS|name=Naukati Bay}}, elevation: {{convert|0|ft|m}}<ref>{{cite GNIS|id=1423883|name=Naukati Bay|access-date=May 3, 2009}}</ref>

Naukati Bay is the largest indentation in the East shore of [[Tuxekan Passage]].
Its entrance, about {{convert|2|mi|km}} North of [[Staney Island]], is constricted by rocks and kelp, and the entire area has numerous islets, reefs, and rocks. In the narrow winding channel, 3 fathoms can be carried well in toward the head of the bay.<ref name="CP-8">{{Cite book |title=[[United States Coast Pilot]]® |date=2024 |publisher=[[U.S. Department of Commerce]], [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA), [[National Ocean Service]] |edition=46th |volume=8: "Alaska: Dixon Entrance to Cape Spencer" |page=208 |at= |chapter=Chapter 6: West Coast of Prince of Wales Island}} Under "(562) Stanley Island to White Cliff Passage", paragraphs "(564) Naukati Bay" and "(567) Little Naukati Bay". Volume: [https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/coast-pilot/xml2html.html?book=8 HTML], [https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/coast-pilot/files/cp8/CPB8_WEB.pdf#page=214 PDF], [https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/coast-pilot/files/cp8/CPB8_WEB.zip ZIP]; chapter: [https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/coast-pilot/files/cp8/CPB8_C06_WEB.xml XML], [https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/coast-pilot/files/cp8/CPB8_C06_WEB.pdf#page=31 PDF].</ref>

==== Naukati Creek ====
Naukati Creek is a stream with its mouth at {{Coord|55|53|19|N|133|8|52|W|region:US-AK_type:river_source:GNIS|name=Naukati Creek, mouth}}, elevation (at mouth): {{convert|16|ft|m}}, which originates from a small lake at {{Coord|55|53|36|N|133|5|26|W|region:US-AK_type:river_source:GNIS|name=Naukati Creek, source}}, elevation:, and flows {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} West to Naukati Bay.<ref name=GNIS-NC>{{cite GNIS|id=1423884|name=Naukati Creek|access-date=May 3, 2009}}</ref>

===== History =====
It was a logging camp at one time, but later was settled as an [[Alaska Department of Natural Resources]] land disposal site.<ref name=AK-DCED-CIS/>

====== Name ======
Named "Naukatee Bay" in 1904 by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, who recorded it as the local Indian name.<ref name=AK-DCED-CIS/>
Local name recorded in 1949 by [[United States Geological Survey]].<ref name=GNIS-NC/>

=== Little Naukati Bay ===
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Little Naukati Bay is a natural sheltered harbor at Naukati Bay, Alaska, on the Western shores of [[Prince of Wales Island, Alaska|Prince of Wales Island]], on the Pacific Ocean at {{Coord|55|52|36|N|133|12|45|W|region:US-AK_type:waterbody_source:GNIS|name=Little Naukati Bay}}, elevation: {{convert|20|ft|m}}<ref>{{cite GNIS|id=1423362|name=Little Naukati Bay|access-date=May 3, 2009}}</ref>

Little Naukati Bay, on the East side of [[Tuxekan Narrows]] and about {{convert|6.5|mi|km}} North of [[Kauda Point]], is not recommended as a small-boat anchorage. At low water its entrance is almost closed by rocks and reefs. The best water into it is the North channel. The narrows North-West of Little Naukati Bay is relatively clear and deep.<ref name=CP-8/>