Information About

Holkham Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Holkham Bay on The Map

Location

57 ° 44' 44.999" N,
133 ° 37' 31.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Kake

Holkham Bay in Detail.

About

On the W side of Stephens Passage just W of Mount Sumdum, extending 8 mi N, then 20 mi E to form Tracy Arm and 28 mi SE to form Endicott Arm, 45 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts. 6 miles wide.

History

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), after its discovery by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey on August 13, 1794, for Holkham, a town in Norfolk, England (Wagner, 1937, p. 392). The Tlingit Indian name is "Sum Dum."

Topo Maps

Sumdum C-5 (1948), Sumdum C-5 (1951), Sumdum C-5 (1951), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1952), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum (1961), Sumdum C-5 NW (2017),
Places Near Holkham Bay
Cities:

Sumdum,

Archipelagos:

Round Islets,

Bars:

Thistle Ledge, Wood Spit,

Bays:

Dry Bay, Holkham Bay, Sand Bay, Sanford Cove, Williams Cove, Windham Bay,

Capes:

Point Lookout, Point Hugh, Point Astley, Point Coke, Point League, Rock Point, Snettisham Peninsula, Point Windham,

Channels:

The Narrows,

Glaciers:

Sumdum Glacier,

Islands:

Bushy Islands, Harbor Island, Midway Islands, Round Islet, Sumdum Island,

Lakes:

Icefall Lake,

Mountains:

Meigs Peak, Mount Sumdum,

Streams:

Anmer Creek, Gilbert Creek, Powers Creek, Sweetheart Creek, Taylor Creek,

Waterfalls:

Sweetheart Falls,