Information About

Doroshin Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Doroshin Bay on The Map

Location

60 ° 25' 23.999" N,
150 ° 8' 42" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Cooper Landing

Elevation

194 ft (59.13 m)

Doroshin Bay in Detail.

About

on E shore of Skilak Lake, on Kenai Peninsula, 40 mi. ESE of Kenai, Chugach Mts. 0.4 mile wide.

History

Local name reported in 1959 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Possibly named for Peter P. Doroshin, a Russian mining engineer who made investigations in Cook Inlet in 1848.