Information About

Graves Harbor

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Graves Harbor on The Map

Location

58 ° 16' 45.001" N,
136 ° 43' 45.998" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Graves Harbor in Detail.

About

in Glacier Bay National Monument, on Gulf of Alaska, 49 mi. NW of Hoonah, St Elias Mts. 4 miles long.

History

Named by US@C&GS in 1901 for Herbert Cornelius Graves, 1869-1919, civil engineer. He was born in Virginia and was a railroad and land surveyor, 1889-95. In 1895 he became a nautical expert with the U. S. Navy Hydrographic Office and later with US@C&GS. In 1915 he was appointed Chief of Hydrography and Topography, US@C&GS, and supervised the compilation of the Coast Pilots of the United States and Alaska.

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 SE (2017),
Places Near Graves Harbor
Cities:

Tlushashakian,

Areas:

Astrolabe Rocks, Graves Rocks,

Bars:

Alder Rock, Polka Rock,

Bays:

Astrolabe Bay, Bingham Cove, Boussole Bay, Dicks Arm, Dixon Harbor, Graves Harbor, Hoktaheen Cove, Murk Bay, Murphy Cove, Surge Bay, Taylor Bay, Thistle Cove, Torch Bay,

Capes:

Astrolabe Peninsula, Astrolabe Point, Cape Bingham, Cape Spencer, Hankinson Peninsula, Polka Peninsula, Venisa Point, Point Villaluenga,

Dams:

Excursion Inlet Cannery Dam,

Islands:

Libby Island, Sugarloaf Island, Yakobi Rock, Zip Rock,

Lakes:

North Deception Lake, North Trick Lake, South Deception Lake, South Trick Lake,

Mountains:

Boussole Head, De Langle Mountain, Horn Mountain,

Rivers:

Dixon River,

Streams:

Annoksek Creek, Hoktaheen Creek,