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References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bucareli Bay
- 1 2 Olson, Wallace M. (2002), "The Hezeta Expedition of 1775: Selections from the journals of: Bodega y Quadra, Mourelle", Through Spanish Eyes: Spanish Voyages to Alaska, 1774-1792 (Limited ed.), Auke Bay, Alaska: Heritage Research, p. 46, ISBN 0-9659009-1-6
- ↑ About Alaska's Volcanoes, Alaska Volcano Observatory
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