Information About

Shelikof Bay

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Shelikof Bay on The Map

Location

57 ° 8' 15" N,
135 ° 47' 53.002" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Sitka

Shelikof Bay in Detail.

About

on W coast of Kruzof I., Alex. Arch.

History

This feature was probably named in the 1850's by the Russian American Company for Grigori Ivanovich Shelikov, founder of the Russian American Company. The name is shown on a Russian American Company map of 1850 as "Port Meri ili Zal(iv) Shelikhova," meaning "Port Mary of Shelikov Bay." The name "Port Mary" was given in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN); "Ensenada de Guadalupe," i.e. "Guadalupe Entrance," on August 17, 1775 by Don Juan de la y Quadra (Wagner, 1937, p. 460). See Shelikof Strait.