Information About

Seal Rocks

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 31' 14.999" N,
149 ° 37' 36.998" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Seal Rocks in Detail.

About

6 mi. S of Matushka I. in Gulf of Alaska, 44 mi. SW of Seward, Chugach Mts.

History

Named "K(amen) Sivuchi," meaning "sealion rocks," by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN); erroneously translated in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).

Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound C-8 (1951), Blying Sound C-8 (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound C-8 (1952), Blying Sound C-8 (1952), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound C-8 SE (2017),

Places Near Seal Rocks

Archipelagos:

Chiswell Islands,

Bays:

Cataract Cove, Chat Cove, Cliff Bay, Crater Bay, Fire Cove, Ripple Cove, Taz Basin,

Capes:

Aialik Cape, Granite Cape, Toe Point,

Channels:

Dora Passage, Granite Passage, Petes Pass,

Hills:

Aligo Point,

Islands:

Beehive Island, Chat Island, Chiswell Island, Dora Island, Granite Island, Harbor Island, Hub Rock, Lone Rock, Matushka Island, Natoa Island, No Name Island, Seal Rocks, Twin Islands, Verdant Island,