Information About

Iphigenia Bay

Quick Facts

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Location

55 ° 46' 36.998" N,
133 ° 53' 35.002" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Iphigenia Bay in Detail.

About

between Coronation and Noyes Is., Alex. Arch. 30 miles wide.

History

Named in 1867 by George Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for the vessel Iphigenia Nubiana, commanded by Captain William Douglas in 1788. Davidson said "No name having been applied to this bay, we have designated it as Iphigenia Bay, after Douglas's vessel" (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1869, p. 95).

Topo Maps

Craig D-6 (1951), Craig D-6 (1951), Craig D-6 (1951), Craig D-6 (1951), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1952), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig (1957), Craig D-6 SW (2017),

Places Near Iphigenia Bay

Bars:

Alice Rocks, Slide Reef,

Bays:

False Cove, Fishermans Harbor, Halibut Harbor, Iphigenia Bay, Pole Anchorage, Survey Cove, Warren Cove,

Capes:

Point Borlase, Point Hardscrabble, Boot Point, Cape Lynch, Cape Pole, Cape Ulitka,

Channels:

Cosmos Pass, Fake Pass, Straw Pass, Warren Channel,

Cliffs:

Islands:

Black Rock, Borlase Rock, Emerald Island, Epsilon Rock, Favorita Island, Feather Rock, Gull Island, Losa Island, Quartz Rock, Raso Rock, Saint Joseph Island, Timbered Island, Warren Island, Whale Head Island, Whale Rock, Wood Islands,

Mountains:

Bald Peak, Warren Peak,

Streams:

Cities: