Information About

China Cove

Quick Facts

Open in The Map China Cove on The Map

Location

55 ° 50' 26.002" N,
134 ° 15' 58" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

China Cove in Detail.

About

In Tongass National Forest, on the E side of the S point of Coronation Island and 0.6 mi NE of Helm Point, Alex, Arch. 1.7 miles wide.

History

Named by the Commander of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Hodgson in 1960; "based on the wreck in 1908 of the vessel Star of Bengal * * *. A total of 110 lives were lost of wHich all but 15 were Orientals."