Information About

Esther Passage

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Esther Passage on The Map

Location

60 ° 53' 20" N,
147 ° 56' 26.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Esther Passage in Detail.

About

extends SE from Port Wells to NE end of Wells Passage, between Esther I. and S coast of Alaska, 27 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 11 miles long.

History

Local name reported by U. S. Grant (1908, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); derived from Esther Islands.

Topo Maps

Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-3 (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), Seward D-3 (1995),
Places Near Esther Passage
Bars:

Egg Rocks,

Bays:

Lake Bay, Barry Arm, Barry Arm Port Wells, Cascade Bay, Cove Shoestring, Derickson Bay, Eaglek Bay, East Twin Bay, Esther Bay, Granite Bay, Hidden Bay, Papoose Cove, Quillian Bay, Shoestring Cove, South Bay, Squaw Bay, West Twin Bay,

Capes:

Point Perry, Point Culross, Point Esther, Billings Point, Bush Point, Coghill Point, Hodgkins Point, Pakenham Point, Ragged Point, Tipping Point,

Channels:

Esther Passage, Lone Passage, Perry Passage, Wells Passage,

Glaciers:

Amherst Glacier, Cap Glacier, Crescent Glacier, Eaglek Glacier, Lafayette Glacier, Tommy Glacier, Williams Glacier,

Islands:

Axel Lind Island, Bald Head Chris Island, Cascade Island, Dutch Group, East Flank Island, Esther Island, Fool Island, Lone Island, Perry Island, West Flank Island,

Lakes:

Coghill Lake, Davis Lake, Esther Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Curtis, Unakwik Peak,

Parks:

Granite Bay State Marine Park, South Esther Island State Marine Park,

Rivers:

Avery River, Coghill River,

Cities:

Golden,