Information About

Port Protection

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Port Protection on The Map

Location

56 ° 19' 41.999" N,
133 ° 37' 36.998" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Port Protection in Detail.

About

extends NW 3.5 mi. to Sumner Strait, 1 mi. S of village of Point Baker, on N coast of Prince of Wales I.; Alex. Arch.

History

named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), who on September 8, 1793, rode out a storm here.

Topo Maps

Petersburg B-5 (1949), Petersburg B-5 (1949), Petersburg B-5 (1949), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg B-5 (1953), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg B-5 (1995), Petersburg B-5 SW (2017),
Places Near Port Protection
Cities:

Calder,

Areas:

Calder Rocks,

Bars:

Helm Rock, Mariposa Reef,

Bays:

Port Protection, Buster Bay, Calder Bay, Labouchere Bay, Little Totem Bay, Merrifield Bay, No Name Bay, Shakan Bay, Wooden Wheel Cove,

Capes:

Point Baker, Point Barrie, Boulder Point, Totem Point,

Channels:

Sumner Strait,

Dams:

Tuxkan Dam,

Hills:

Protection Head, White Bluff,

Islands:

Barrie Island, Barrier Island, Barrier Islands, Conclusion Island, Divide Island, East Rock, False Island, Fontaine Island, Hamilton Island, Jackson Island, Joe Mace Island, Labouchere Island, Meadow Island, Middle Island, Monte Carlo Island, Shakan Island, Skiff Island, Station Island, Strait Island, Sumner Island, Trouble Island, West Rock, Yellow Island,

Lakes:

Barrie Lake, Hole-in-the-wall, Kushneahin Lake, Sutter Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Calder, The Nipples, Perue Peak,

Parks:

Joe Mace Island State Marine Park,

Mountain Passes:

Keku Strait, Shakan Strait,

Streams:

Alder Creek, Baker Creek, Buster Creek, Charcoal Creek, Fisher Creek, Flicker Creek, Kushneahin Creek, Marble Creek, Shakan Creek, Shine Creek, Strait Creek, Sutter Creek,

Cities:

Labouchere Bay, Point Baker, Port Alexander, Port Protection,