Information About

Prince William Sound

Quick Facts

Region:

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City:

Valdez

Bars:

Bligh Reef,

Bays:

Chamberlain Bay, Growler Bay, Valdez Arm,

Islands:

Glacier Island, Goose Island, Kiniklik Island, Naked Island,

Wildlife:

About

extends N off Gulf of Alaska, E of Kenai Peninsula, bounded on S by Montague I. and Hinchinbrook I. 70 miles wide and 30 miles long.

History of Prince William Sound

Named by Captain Cook (1785, v.2, p. 366), RN, about May 20, 1778. It was called Entrada del Prince Guillermo by Laperouse in 1786. The Eskimo name, published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), was Guba Chugatskaya or Chugach Gulf.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Seward C-1 (1951), Seward C-1 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward C-1 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959),

Places Near Prince William Sound

Bays:

McPherson Bay, Prince William Sound,

Capes:

East Point, Elk Head Point,

Channels:

McPherson Passage,

Islands:

Peak Island, Smith Island,

Prince William Sound Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Prince William Sound.