Information About

Bucareli Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bucareli Bay on The Map

Location

55 ° 22' 12" N,
133 ° 24' 14" W

Region

Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)

Nearest City

Craig

Bucareli Bay in Detail.

About

extends NE off Pacific Ocean, between Baker and Suemez Is., Alex. Arch. 25 miles long.

History

Spanish name given on August 24, 1775, by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra as "Puerto y Entrada de Bucareli," meaning "Port and Entrance of Bucareli," in honor of Don Antonio Maria Bucareli y Ursua, Viceroy of Mexico. According to Wagner (1937, p. 377), Captain Vancouver called it "Puerto del Baylio Bucareli," meaning "Port of the Judge Bucareli."

Places Near Bucareli Bay
Archipelagos:

Arrecife Islands, Diver Islands,

Areas:

Millar Rocks, Twin Rocks, Witness Rocks,

Bars:

Alberto Reef, Balandra Shoal, Ballena Island Shoal, Fern Reef, Labandera Rock, Larzatita Island Reef, Parida Island Reef, Rana Reef, Saint Ignace Rock, San Christoval Rock, Sucia Ledge,

Bays:

Port San Antonio, Port Asumcion, Port Dolores, Port Estrella, Port Mayoral, Port Refugio, Port San Antonio, Port Santa Cruz, Adrian Cove, Aguada Cove, Aguirre Bay, Arena Cove, Bobs Bay, Bucareli Bay, Diver Bay, Fortaleza Bay, Garcia Cove, Hole-in-the-Wall, Indiada Cove, San Alberto Bay, Thimble Cove,

Capes:

Point Marabilla, Point Maria, Point Miliflores, Point Polocano, Point Providence, Point Quemada, Point Remedios, Point Rosary, Point Saint Boniface, Point Saint Isidor, Point Saint Thomas, Point Caponeta, Point San Francisco, Point San Jose, Point San Leonardo, Point San Pasqual, Point San Rafael, Point San Roque, Point Santa Gertrudis, Point Santa Lucia, Point Santa Rosa, Point Santa Rosalia, Point Aguirre, Point Alonzo, Point Amargura, Point Animas, Point Arboleda, Point Arucenas, Point Barrigon, Point Bocas, Point Cangrejo, Point Capones, Point Caracol, Point Cocos, Point Cosinas, Point Cruz, Point Cuerbo, Point Delgada, Point Espada, Point Eugenia, Point Falfan, Point Fortaleza, Point Fula, Point Garcia, Point Gorda, Point Ildefonso, Point Incarnation, Point Isleta, Agueda Point, Amarilla Point, Arrecife Point, Arrecite Point, Canal Point, Cape Bartolome, Cape Cambon, Cape Empinado, Cape Felix, Cape Flores, Diamond Point, Diver Point, Eagle Point, Fern Point, Lontana Point, Mineral Point, Palisade Point, Pepper Point, Punishment Point, Punta de los Almos, Punta Gorda, Punta Maria Antonia, Punta Noriega, Punta Palmito, Reef Point, Point San Antonio, Silvester Point, Snail Point, Sword Point, Tranquil Point, Triste Point, Point Verde,

Channels:

Cruz Pass, Meares Passage, Paloma Pass, Port Real Marina, Portillo Channel, Saint Nicholas Channel, San Christoval Channel, Ulloa Channel, Ursua Channel,

Dams:

Waterfall Dam,

Hills:

Isidor Hill,

Islands:

Abrejo Rocks, Alargate Rocks, Animas Island, Arboles Island, Baker Island, Balandra Island, Ballena Islands, Bibora Island, Cabras Islands, Caracol Island, Catalina Island, Coposo Island, Cristina Island, Cruz Islands, Diver Rocks, Garcia Island, Hermagos Islands, Hermanos Islands, Indiada Island, Isla Buen Ayre, Isleta, Joe Island, Larzatita Island, Lulu Island, Marabilla Island, Muerta Island, Palisade Island, Parida Island, Piedras Island, Pigeon Island, Pine Island, Quitasueno Rock, Ridge Island, Rosary Island, Saint Ignace Island, San Adrian Island, San Clemente Island, San Fernando Island, San Francisco Island, San Juan Bautista Island, San Juanito Island, Santa Lucia Island, Santa Rita Island, Shaft Rock, Sola Rock, Sombrero Island, Suemez Island, Triste Island, Tuft Rock, Ubi Island, Verde Island, West San Lorenzo Island, The Witnesses,

Lakes:

Lake Fortaleza, Waterfall Reservoir,

Mountains:

Bautista Peak, Fawn Mountain, Mount Miramar, Pimenta Mountain,

Rivers:

Rio de la Aguada,

Streams:

Arroyo Blanco,

Cities:

Waterfall,