Information About

Sheep Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Sheep Bay on The Map

Location

60 ° 39' 38.999" N,
146 ° 0' 27" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Cordova

Sheep Bay in Detail.

About

at N end of Orca Bay, 12 mi. NW of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN). This is probably the same bay called "Ensenada de Menendez" by Don Salvador Fidalgo on June 8, 1790, when he took possession; named for Salvador Menendez Valdes, one of his