Information About

Volcano Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 12' 45" N,
161 ° 58' 5.999" W

Region

Aleutians East

Nearest City

False Pass

Volcano Bay in Detail.

About

28 mi. E of village of Cold Bay, at SW end of Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Range

History

Name reported by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1880, "because of its proximity to Pavlof Volcano." The local name, "Bear Bay, was reported in 1946 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Bear Bay.

Topo Maps

Port Moller (1953), Port Moller (1953), Port Moller A-6 (1963), Port Moller A-6 (1963), Port Moller (1988),

Places Near Volcano Bay

Bays:

Bear Bay, Belkofski Bay, Captain Harbor, Dolgoi Harbor, Dushkin Lagoon, Kitchen Anchorage, Long John Lagoon, Volcano Bay,

Beaches:

Long Beach,

Capes:

Arch Point, Bear Cape, Belkofski Point, Bluff Point, Bluff Point, Moss Cape,

Channels:

Iliasik Passage,

Cliffs:

Rock Cliff,

Islands:

Entrance Island, Goloi Island, Inner Iliasik Island, Olga Islands, Outer Iliasik Island,

Lakes:

Emmons Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Emmons, Mount Hague, Little Pavlof, Pavlof Volcano,

Pillars:

Aghileen Pinnacles,

Cities:

Belkofski,