Information About

Palma Bay

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Location

58 ° 23' 10" N,
136 ° 58' 19.999" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Palma Bay in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, on Gulf of Alaska, between Icy Point and Boussole Bay, 60 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named "Baia de Palma" in 1792 by Captain Alessandro Malaspina (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1883, p. 201). See Wagner (1937, p. 481).

Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 NW (2017),

Places Near Palma Bay

Areas:

Astrolabe Rocks, Graves Rocks,

Bars:

Bays:

Astrolabe Bay, Boussole Bay, Dixon Harbor, Palma Bay, Thistle Cove, Torch Bay,

Capes:

Astrolabe Peninsula, Astrolabe Point, Hankinson Peninsula, Icy Point, Venisa Point,

Glaciers:

Brady Glacier, Finger Glacier,

Islands:

Libby Island, Sugarloaf Island,

Lakes:

North Deception Lake, South Deception Lake,

Mountains:

Boussole Head, Mount Dagelet, De Langle Mountain, Horn Mountain, Mount La Perouse, Mount Marchainville,

Rivers:

Streams: