Information About

Pye Islands

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 23' 48.001" N,
150 ° 24' 1.001" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Islands

Outer Island, Ragged Island,

Elevation

807 ft (245.97 m)

Pye Islands in Detail.

About

group of islands on E side of Nuka Bay, 50 mi. E of Seldovia, Chugach Mts.

History

So named by Captain Portlock (1786 track chart), RN, as Pye's Islands. These islands were called "O(strova) Piy" or "Piy Islands" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and "Pye Islands" by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) in 1888.

Topo Maps

Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia B-2 (1951), Seldovia B-2 (1951), Seldovia B-2 (1953), Seldovia B-2 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia B-2 NE (2017),

Places Near Pye Islands

Cities:

Archipelagos:

Bars:

Bays:

Ariadne Cove, Black Bay, Chance Cove, Chance Lagoon, James Lagoon, McArthur Cove, McCarty Fiord, McCarty Lagoon, Midnight Cove, Moonlight Bay, Morning Cove, North Arm Nuka Bay, Nuka Bay, Oaring Cove, Palisade Lagoon, Pilot Harbor, Quartz Bay, Roaring Cove, Surprise Bay, Thunder Bay, West Arm Nuka Bay, Wildcat Cove,

Capes:

Harrington Point, Hoof Point, Moss Point, Steep Point, Yalik Point,

Channels:

Kitten Pass, McArthur Pass, Wildcat Pass,

Islands:

Ariadne Island, Beautiful Isle, Outer Island, Rabbit Island, Ragged Island,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Black Mountain, Palisade Peak, Storm Mountain,

Streams: