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- ↑ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Southeast Alaska Harbors, Sitka: Environmental Impact Statement (1992), p. 156 ("There are no significant freshwater streams flowing into Jamestown Bay. The bay has been separated from Indian River by a gravel causeway constructed from Sawmill Creek Road to Cannon Island, which isolates Jamestown Bay from the estuarine influence of Indian River.")
- ↑ Baker, Marcus. Geographic Dictionary of Alaska, p. 114 (1901)
- "Cannon Island". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 21, 2019.
Coordinates: 57°02′36″N135°18′01″W / 57.04333°N 135.30028°W
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