Bradfield Canal is an inlet in

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. It extends west from the mouth of the Bradfield River to Ernest Sound at Point Warde. It was first charted in 1793 by James Johnstone, one of

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's officers during his 1791–95 expedition. Vancouver later named it "Bradfield Channel".

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Inlets of Alaska Bodies of water of Wrangell, Alaska {{WrangellAK-geo-stub