Information About

Kamishak Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Kamishak Bay on The Map

Location

59 ° 10' 10.999" N,
153 ° 54' 59" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Newhalen

Kamishak Bay in Detail.

About

on E coast of Alaska Peninsula, 88 mi. SW of Homer, Aleutian Range

History

Native name published by the early Russians as "Guba Kamyshatskaya," meaning "Kamyshatskaya Bay" (Sarichev, 1826, map 3). The name "Bourdieus Bay" appears on Captain George Vancouver's map, but since the name is not mentioned in the text, it may have been given in 1787 by Captain George Dixon (Wagner, 1937, p. 434).

Places Near Kamishak Bay
Archipelagos:

Nordyke Islands,

Bars:

Juma Reef,

Bays:

Akumwarvik Bay, Bruin Bay, Kamishak Bay,

Capes:

Chenik Head, Contact Point,

Islands:

Nordyke Island,

Rivers:

Douglas River,

Streams:

Amakdedori Creek,