Information About

Prince William Sound

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Prince William Sound on The Map

Location

60 ° 36' 54" N,
147 ° 10' 5.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Valdez

Bars

Bligh Reef,

Bays

Chamberlain Bay, Growler Bay, Valdez Arm,

Islands

Glacier Island, Goose Island, Kiniklik Island, Naked Island,

Wildlife

Pacific Halibut, Lingcod, Chinook Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Salmon Shark, Orca, Steller Sea Lion, Horned Puffin, Northern Minke Whale, Humpback Whale

Prince William Sound in Detail.

About

extends N off Gulf of Alaska, E of Kenai Peninsula, bounded on S by Montague I. and Hinchinbrook I. 70 miles wide and 30 miles long.

History

Named by Captain Cook (1785, v.2, p. 366), RN, about May 20, 1778. It was called Entrada del Prince Guillermo by Laperouse in 1786. The Eskimo name, published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 5), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), was Guba Chugatskaya or Chugach Gulf.

Prince William Sound Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Prince William Sound.

Topo Maps

Seward C-1 (1951), Seward C-1 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward C-1 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959),
Places Near Prince William Sound
Bays:

McPherson Bay, Prince William Sound,

Capes:

East Point, Elk Head Point,

Channels:

McPherson Passage,

Islands:

Peak Island, Smith Island,